Earl Davis, J. (2006). Research at the margin: Mapping masculinity and mobility of african-american high school dropouts. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 19(3), 289-304. Research on the intersection of racial and gender identities is important in understanding the processes of school engagement. This article focuses on how African-American… read more
Dropout (D'S)
The Public Returns To Public Educational Investments In African-American Males
Levin, H., Belfield, C., Muennig, P., & Rouse, C. (2007). The Public Returns To Public Educational Investments In African-American Males. Economics of Education Review, 26(6), 699 – 708. This paper calculates the public savings (financial benefits) from greater public investments in the education of African-American males. Over one-fifth of each age cohort… read more
All” degreed” up and nowhere to go: Black males and literacy education
Tatum, A. W. (2003). All” degreed” up and nowhere to go: Black males and literacy education. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 620-623. Tatum focuses on the literacy of Black males in the US. Blacks are disproportionately represented in the categories of special-needs students and low-achievers and their high school drop out rates… read more
African American males in higher education: A descriptive/qualitative analysis
Hall, R. E., & Rowan, G. T. (2000). African American males in higher education: A descriptive/qualitative analysis. Journal of African American Men, 5(3), 3-14. African American males encounter various forms of oppression in higher education that correlate with their dropout & graduation rates. Institutions of higher education are in fact perceived as… read more