Jett, C. C. (2011). “I Once Was Lost, but Now Am Found”: The Mathematics Journey of an African American Male Mathematics Doctoral Student. Journal of Black Studies,42(7), 1125-1147. The lack of mathematics academic achievement and persistence in African American male students is well documented in the K-12 education research literature. Moreover,… 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
HBCUs Propel African American Male Mathematics Majors
Jett, C. C. (2013). HBCUs Propel African American Male Mathematics Majors. Journal of African American Studies, 17(2), 189-205. While researchers have examined the educational experiences of African American male students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), researchers have neglected to adequately hone in on the mathematics experiences of African American… read more
The Forms of Capital and the Developed Achievement of Black Males
Dixon-Roman, E. J. (2013). The Forms of Capital and the Developed Achievement of Black Males. Urban Education, 48(6), 828-862. This study sought to examine the association of the various forms of capital on the developed achievement of Black males. As one of the richest longitudinal family economic data sets, the Child Development… read more