Perrakis, A. I. (2008). Factors promoting academic success among African American and white male community college students. New Directions For Community Colleges, 2008(142), 15-23. This chapter examines factors that predict and promote academic success, defined as grade point average and course completion, among African American and white male students in a large,… read more
Higher Education (HE)
Guest Editorial: The Rapidly Changing Landscape in Higher Education and Its Impact on African American Students
Marks, B., & Reid, K. (2013). Guest Editorial: The Rapidly Changing Landscape in Higher Education and Its Impact on African American Students. Journal Of Negro Education, 82(3), 213-225. African Americans have been legally oppressed for the vast majority of their time in the US, and have had access to formal higher education… read more
Student Involvement and Racial Identity Attitudes among African American Males
Taylor, C. M., & Howard-Hamilton, M. F. (1995). Student Involvement and Racial Identity Attitudes among African American Males. Journal of College Student Development, 36(4), 330. Surveyed 117 African American males at 10 predominantly white universities to examine the relationship between identity attitudes and student involvement. Results indicate that greater campus activity involvement… read more
Academic Performance Differences between African American and Afro-Caribbean Males. Wadabagei
Campbell, C., & Cohen, L. (2004). Academic Performance Differences between African American and Afro-Caribbean Males. Wadabagei: A Journal of the Caribbean and Its Diaspora, 7(1), 59-83. Despite significant gains in social & economic status, African Americans — particularly males — continue to trail their peers in other ethnic groups in terms of… read more