Black Men in College” provides vital information about how to effectively support, retain, and graduate Black male undergraduates. This edited collection centers on the notion that Black male collegians are not a homogenous group; rather, they are representative of rarely acknowledged differences that exist among them. This valuable text suggests… read more
Higher Education (HE)
Leaving the 2-Year College: Predictors of Black Male Collegian Departure
Wood, J. (2012). Leaving the 2-Year College: Predictors of Black Male Collegian Departure. Journal of Black Studies, 43(3), 303-326. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/23215215 The purpose of this study was to investigate Black male collegians’ reported reasons for leaving college. This study examined students in public 2-year colleges, comparing Black male collegians with all… read more
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