J. Luke Wood & Adriel A. Hilton (2012) Spirituality and Academic Success: Perceptions of African American Males in the Community College, Religion & Education, 39:1, 28-47, DOI: 10.1080/15507394.2012.648576 This article presents findings from a qualitative study of academic success factors affecting African American male students in the community college. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 28 African… read more
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Persistence Factors for Black Males in the Community College: An Examination of Background, Academic, Social, and Environmental Variables
Wood, J., & Williams, R. (2013). Persistence Factors for Black Males in the Community College: An Examination of Background, Academic, Social, and Environmental Variables. Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men, 1(2), 1-28. doi:10.2979/spectrum.1.2.1 The primary goal of this study was to identify variables predictive of first-year persistence among Black male students enrolled… read more
Black Males and the Community College: Student Perspectives on Faculty and Academic Success
J. Luke Wood & Caroline S. Turner (2010) Black Males and the Community College: Student Perspectives on Faculty and Academic Success, Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 35:1-2, 135-151, DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2010.526052 This article highlights findings from a qualitative study of factors affecting the academic success of African American male students in the community college. Data was… read more
Urban Education and Academic Success: The Case of Higher Achieving Black Males
Kumah-Abiwu, F. (2019). Urban Education and Academic Success: The Case of Higher Achieving Black Males. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085919835284 America’s urban communities have continued to face many challenges, especially the challenge of education, for several decades. Although factors such as racial injustice and community-driven problems have been used to explain the… read more