Strayhorn, T. L. (2014). What role does grit play in the academic success of black male collegians at predominantly white institutions? Journal of African American Studies, 18(1), 1-10. This study tests the importance of a noncognitive trait, grit, to predicting grades for a sample of Black males attending a predominantly… Continue Reading What Role Does Grit Play in the Academic Success of Black Male Collegians at Predominantly White Institutions?
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Understanding the Relationships among Racial Identity, Self-Efficacy, Institutional Integration and Academic Achievement of Black Males Attending Research Universities
Reid, K. W. (2013). Understanding the relationships among racial identity, self-efficacy, institutional integration and academic achievement of black males attending research universities. The Journal of Negro Education, 82(1), 75-93 This study asserts that African American males with higher grade point averages (GPA,) in college are also academically and socially integrated… Continue Reading Understanding the Relationships among Racial Identity, Self-Efficacy, Institutional Integration and Academic Achievement of Black Males Attending Research Universities
Factors promoting academic success among African American and white male community college students
Perrakis, A. I. (2008). Factors promoting academic success among African American and white male community college students. New Directions For Community Colleges, 2008(142), 15-23. This chapter examines factors that predict and promote academic success, defined as grade point average and course completion, among African American and white male students in a large,… Continue Reading Factors promoting academic success among African American and white male community college students