Hawkins, R., & Mulkey, L. M. (2005). Athletic investment and academic resilience in a national sample of african american females and males in the middle grades.Education and Urban Society, 38(1), 62-88. This research examines the impact of gender on the association between sport participation and students’ educational opportunities and outcomes… Continue Reading Athletic Investment and Academic Resilience in a National Sample of African American Females and Males in the Middle Grades
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Enhancing the Cultural Identity of Early Adolescent Male African Americans
Bass, C. K., & Coleman, H. L. (1997). Enhancing the Cultural Identity of Early Adolescent Male African Americans.Professional School Counseling, 1(2), 48. Describes a school-based, Afrocentric program that prepares African American males to use the educational opportunities available to them. Discusses the program’s theoretical premises and offers a report on program… Continue Reading Enhancing the Cultural Identity of Early Adolescent Male African Americans
Gender differences among blacks in education and career orientation
Thomas, G. E., & Larke, P. J. (1989). Gender differences among blacks in education and career orientation. Education and Urban Society, 21(3), 283-298. Differential sex socialization coupled with differences in educational & occupational opportunities are examined as the major factors accounting for male-female differences in blacks’ career orientations & choices. Questionnaire data… Continue Reading Gender differences among blacks in education and career orientation