Cameron, S. V., & Heckman, J. J. (2001). The Dynamics of Educational Attainment for Black, Hispanic, and White Males. Journal of Political Economy, 109(3), 455-499. This paper estimates a dynamic model of schooling attainment to investigate the sources of racial and ethnic disparity in college attendance. Parental income in the childs… read more
Higher Education (HE)
Happy Kwanzaa? An Afrocentric Comparison of Black Male College Graduates and Black Male Jail/ Prison Releasees
Pratt-Harris, N. C. (2013). Happy Kwanzaa? An Afrocentric Comparison of Black Male College Graduates and Black Male Jail/ Prison Releasees. African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies, 7(1/2), 1. This paper summarizes key findings of a qualitative dissertation study that involved interviews with black male college graduates (BMCs) and black male jail/prison… read more
The impact of family support on the success of black men at an historically black university: Affirming the revision of Tinto’s theory
Palmer, R. T., Davis, R. J., & Maramba, D. C. (2011). The impact of family support on the success of black men at an historically black university: Affirming the revision of Tinto’s theory. Journal of College Student Development, 52(5), 577-597. This qualitative study of 11 Black male students who entered a public… read more
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