Warner, C., & Phelps, R. (2008). The Relationship between Motivational Orientation & Educational Aspirations in Urban, African American Youth. Middle Grades Research Journal, 3(2), 71-85. African American youth are characterized as experiencing declining academic motivation and engagement while simultaneously maintaining optimism for their future success. Thus, researchers hypothesize academic motivation to be… Continue Reading The Relationship between Motivational Orientation & Educational Aspirations in Urban, African American Youth
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Examining Teachers’ Beliefs About African American Male Students in a Low-Performing High School in an African American School District
Lynn, M., Bacon, M., Totten, T., Bridges, T., & Jennings, M. (2010). Examining Teachers’ Beliefs About African American Male Students in a Low-Performing High School in an African American School District. Teacher’s College Record, 112(1), 289 – 330. Background/Context: The study examines teachers’ and administrators’ perspectives on the persistent academic failure of… Continue Reading Examining Teachers’ Beliefs About African American Male Students in a Low-Performing High School in an African American School District
Promoting the Academic Engagement and Success of Black Male Student-Athletes
Harris, P. C., Hines, E. M., Kelly, D. D., Williams, D. J., & Bagley, B. (2014). Promoting the Academic Engagement and Success of Black Male Student-Athletes.The High School Journal, 97(3), 180-195. The goal of this study was to provide a qualitative look at the factors associated with the academic engagement and… Continue Reading Promoting the Academic Engagement and Success of Black Male Student-Athletes