Brown, B. A., Henderson, J. B., Gray, S., Donovan, B., Sullivan, S., Patterson, A., & Waggstaff, W. (2016). From description to explanation: An empirical exploration of the African‐American pipeline problem in STEM. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 53(1), 146-177. We conducted a mixed-methods study of matriculation issues for African-Americans… read more
Occupation/Education (OE)
Stay or Leave? Race, Education, and Changing Returns to the External Labor Market Strategy, 1976–2009
Kronberg, A. (2014). Stay or leave? race, education, and changing returns to the external labor market strategy, 1976–2009. Work and Occupations, 41(3), 305-349. Since the 1970s, firm-internal opportunities for advancement have waned, and more employees have switched employers to build their career. The author compares the effect of staying and… read more
Evaluating career success of African American males: It’s what you know and who you are that matters
Johnson, C. D., & Eby, L. T. (2011). Evaluating career success of african american males: It’s what you know and who you are that matters. Journal of Vocational Behavior,79(3), 699. The objectives of the present study were to identify the factors related to career success of college educated, African American… read more
Rising skill levels and declining labor force status among African American males
Bates, T. (1995). Rising skill levels and declining labor force status among african american males. The Journal of Negro Education, 64(3), 373. Steadily rising levels of educational attainment typify young African Americans in recent decades. Data is presented and analyzed showing that downwardly mobile white workers are increasingly displacing blue-collar… read more