Kronberg, A. (2014). Stay or leave? race, education, and changing returns to the external labor market strategy, 1976–2009. Work and Occupations, 41(3), 305-349. Since the 1970s, firm-internal opportunities for advancement have waned, and more employees have switched employers to build their career. The author compares the effect of staying and… Continue Reading Stay or Leave? Race, Education, and Changing Returns to the External Labor Market Strategy, 1976–2009
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African American Parents in the Search Stage of College Choice: Unintentional Contributions to the Female to Male College Enrollment Gap
Smith, M. J., & Fleming, M. K. (2006). African american parents in the search stage of college choice: Unintentional contributions to the female to male college enrollment gap.Urban Education, 41(1), 71-100. A serious imbalance exists in today’s African American undergraduate student population in which the number of women far outnumber… Continue Reading African American Parents in the Search Stage of College Choice: Unintentional Contributions to the Female to Male College Enrollment Gap
African American Adolescents’ Future Education Orientation: Associations with Self-efficacy, Ethnic Identity, and Perceived Parental Support
Kerpelman, J. L., Eryigit, S., & Stephens, C. J. (2008). African american adolescents’ future education orientation: Associations with self-efficacy, ethnic identity, and perceived parental support. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37(8), 997-1008. The current study, using data from 374 African American students (59.4% female) in grades 7-12 attending a rural,… Continue Reading African American Adolescents’ Future Education Orientation: Associations with Self-efficacy, Ethnic Identity, and Perceived Parental Support