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
Dropout (D'S)
Reducing The Black Male Dropout Rate
Long, S. (2012). Reducing The Black Male Dropout Rate. Journal Of Negro Education, 81(2), 175. Long reviews Jawanza Kunjufu’s book “Reducing the Black Male Dropout Rate” (African American Images, 2010). Access to full article can be found here: https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2742970761/reducing-the-black-male-dropout-rate
Challenges to Success in Higher Education: An Examination of Educational Challenges from the Voices of College-Bound Black Males
Scott, J., Taylor, K., & Palmer, R. T. (2013). Challenges to Success in Higher Education: An Examination of Educational Challenges from the Voices of College-Bound Black Males. Journal Of Negro Education, 82(3), 288-299. In recent years, researchers have devoted much discussion to finding ways to increase the academic success of Black males… read more
Trend in U.S.-Born Dropouts’ GED and Postsecondary Degree Acquisition: Differences by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
Kim, J., & Joo, M. (2013). Trend in U.S.-Born Dropouts’ GED and Postsecondary Degree Acquisition: Differences by Gender and Race/Ethnicity. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research,4(3), 171-181. Despite the economic and social costs of school drop-out, little is known about the rate and trend in dropouts’ transitions toward… read more