Goings, R. B. (2016). Supporting High-Achieving Nontraditional Black Male Undergraduates: Implications for Theory, Policy, and Practice. Urban Education Research and Policy Annuals, 4(1), 9-16. To address deficit-oriented discourse about Black males in higher education, researchers have begun to focus on high-achieving Black males. Despite this focus, there is limited research… read more
Achievement (AC)
‘I’m Trying to Get My A’’: Black Male Achievers Talk About Race, School and Achievement
Allen, Q. (2015). “I’m trying to get my A”: Black male achievers talk about race, school and achievement. The Urban Review, 47(1), 209-231. This study seeks to challenge deficit views on Black male education by highlighting the perspectives of academically successful Black males in a secondary school setting. Employing interpretive… read more
“He’s More Like a ‘Brother’ than a Teacher”: Politicized Caring in a Program for African American Males
Maxine McKinney de Royston, Vakil, S., Nasir, N. S., Givens, J., ross, k. M., & Holman, A. (2017). “he’s more like a ‘brother’ than a teacher”: Politicized caring in a program for african american males. Teachers College Record, 119(4), 1. Background/Context: The link between care and teaching is well accepted,… read more
The Detrimental Effects of Big-Time College Sports on Black Student-Athletes’ Academic Success
Rubin, L.M. (2016). The detrimental effects of big-time college sports on black student-athletes’ academic success. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 10(3), 185-198. The pressures of big-time college sports coupled with NCAA academic legislation set up a system of inequality among student-athletes to achieve academic success. Blackman (2008)… read more