Livingston, J. N., & Nahimana, C. (2006). Problem Child or Problem Context: An Ecological Approach to Young Black Males. Reclaiming Children & Youth, 14(4), 209-214. Part of a special issue on talent hunts with troubled youth. There is a need for an ecological approach to understanding and addressing the needs of black… read more
Achievement (AC)
Black Males’ Structural Conditions, Achievement Patterns, Normative Needs, and “Opportunities”
Swanson, D. P., Cunningham, M., & Spencer, M. B. (2003). Black Males’ Structural Conditions, Achievement Patterns, Normative Needs, and “Opportunities”. Urban Education, 38(5), 608-633. The relations between normative developmental transitions, contextual influences, and life-stage outcomes such as academic achievement for African American males are examined. The integration of affective and cognitive processes… read more
Enhancing educational achievement through cultural awareness in young black males
Ghee, K. L. (1990). Enhancing educational achievement through cultural awareness in young black males. Western Journal of Black Studies, 14(2), 77. Identifies negative factors in the current culture and surroundings of Black males from childhood through adolescence, and their consequences in adulthood. Recommends programs that instill confidence and spur achievement through awareness… read more
elf-esteem and achievement of at-risk adolescent black males
Howerton, D. L., Enger, J. M, Cobbs,C. R. (1994). Self-esteem and achievement of at-risk adolescent black males. Research in the Schools, 1(2), 23. This pilot study investigated self-esteem and achievement of 42 black male rural junior high school students identified as at-risk by their teachers. Self-esteem was significantly related to achievement test… read more