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Achievement (AC)

November 21, 2016

Why We Believe! Getting over the Fact that Black Boys are Brilliant (Editor’s Commentary)

Toldson, I. A. (2015). Why we believe! getting over the fact that black boys are brilliant (Editor’s commentary). The Journal of Negro Education, 84(2), 105-106. The editor of the journal discusses this thoughts concerning the intelligence of African American boys. He discusses the organization the New York City (NYC) Department… read more 

November 21, 2016

“The Silent Catastrophe” Institutional Racism in the British Educational System and the Underachievement of Black Boys

Graham, M., & Robinson, G. (2004). “the silent catastrophe”: Institutional racism in the british education system and the underachievement of black boys. Journal of Black Studies, 34(5), 653-671. This article explores the recent increase in permanent exclusions of Black boys in the British educational system. Parents and educators have long… read more 

November 17, 2016

‘Schooling is Fooling’: Why do Jamaican boys underachieve in school?

PARRY, O. (1997). ‘schooling is fooling’: Why do jamaican boys underachieve in school?Gender and Education, 9(2), 223-231. The “female as villain” explanation of the educational underachievement of Jamaican boys is examined, based on classroom observation of 14-year-old pupils & interviews of 62 school staff. Two popular explanations in this vein… read more 

November 16, 2016

Mentors and Role Models: Masculinity and the educational ‘underachievement’ of young Afro-Caribbean males

Odih, P. (2002). Mentors and role models: Masculinity and the educational ‘underachievement’ of young afro-caribbean males. Race Ethnicity and Education, 5(1), 91-105. The British government developed a program that assigned mentors to help secondary students overcome barriers to individual learning. This coincides with increasing calls within the black community and… read more 

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  • About
  • BLACK MALE RESEARCH
    • Research Briefs
    • Black Male Education Research Collection
      • Achievement (AC)
      • Familial Influences (FI)
      • Higher Education (HE)
      • Masculinity Studies (MS)
      • Occupation/Education (OE)
      • Race and Education (RE)
      • Sports/Athletics (SA)
      • Teaching (T)
      • Urban Education (UE)
    • Prominent Authors