Goings, R. B. (2016). Supporting High-Achieving Nontraditional Black Male Undergraduates: Implications for Theory, Policy, and Practice. Urban Education Research and Policy Annuals, 4(1), 9-16. To address deficit-oriented discourse about Black males in higher education, researchers have begun to focus on high-achieving Black males. Despite this focus, there is limited research… Continue Reading Supporting High-Achieving Nontraditional Black Male Undergraduates: Implications for Theory, Policy, and Practice
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‘I’m Trying to Get My A’’: Black Male Achievers Talk About Race, School and Achievement
Allen, Q. (2015). “I’m trying to get my A”: Black male achievers talk about race, school and achievement. The Urban Review, 47(1), 209-231. This study seeks to challenge deficit views on Black male education by highlighting the perspectives of academically successful Black males in a secondary school setting. Employing interpretive… Continue Reading ‘I’m Trying to Get My A’’: Black Male Achievers Talk About Race, School and Achievement
Surveillance and Sacrifice: Gender Differences in the Mentoring Patterns of Black Professors at Predominantly White Research Universities
Griffin, K. A., & Reddick, R. J. (2011). Surveillance and sacrifice: Gender differences in the mentoring patterns of black professors at predominantly white research universities. American Educational Research Journal, 48(5), 1032-1057. Previous research documents Black professors’ heavy service commitments and time spent mentoring; yet little work explores how this form… Continue Reading Surveillance and Sacrifice: Gender Differences in the Mentoring Patterns of Black Professors at Predominantly White Research Universities