Wilson, K. R., & Allen, W. R. (1987). Explaining the Educational Attainment of Young Black Adults: Critical Familial and Extra-Familial Influences. The Journal of Negro Education, 56(1), 64. An examination of the relationship between black family practices & the educational attainment of black youth, focusing on the impact of socialization & allocation… read more
Familial Influences (FI)
The Dilemmas Of The African American Male
Blake, W. M., & Darling, C. A. (1994). The Dilemmas Of The African American Male. Journal of Black Studies, 24(4), 402-415. Discusses the role confusion of African American males in U.S. society through an examination of issues involving substance abuse and suicide, education, economics, employment issues, crime and violence, discrimination, and… read more
African Americans and Mathematics Outcomes on National Assessment of Educational Progress: Parental and Individual Influences
Noble, R., & Morton, C. H. (2013). African Americans and Mathematics Outcomes on National Assessment of Educational Progress: Parental and Individual Influences. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22(1), 30-37. This study investigated within group differences between African American female and male students who participated in the 2009 National Assessment of Educational… read more
“They think you’re lazy,” and Other Messages Black Parents Send Their Black Sons: An Exploration of Critical Race Theory in the Examination of Educational Outcomes for Black Males
Reynolds, R. (2010). “They think you’re lazy,” and Other Messages Black Parents Send Their Black Sons: An Exploration of Critical Race Theory in the Examination of Educational Outcomes for Black Males.Journal of African American Males in Education, 1(2), 144-163. Parents play an integral role in the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual… read more