Quiroz, P. (2013). African American Male Youth An Urban Ethnography of Race, Space & Place. Zeitschrift für Pädagogik, 59(5), 657-667. Student migration within U.S. urban school districts is now a central feature of policies that promote school choice to access a quality education. Policymakers also support the value of diversity in… read more
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Historical perspectives on African American males as subjects of education policy
Fultz, M., & Brown, A. (2008). Historical perspectives on African American males as subjects of education policy. American Behavioral Scientist, 51(7), 854-871. The intent of this article is to frame the contemporary policy prescriptions concerning the plight and prospects of African American males in historical perspective. The authors argue that the emergence of African American males as a… read more
Toward a new narrative on Black males, education, and public policy
Brown, A. L., & Donnor, J. K. (2011). Toward a new narrative on Black males, education, and public policy.Race Ethnicity and Education, 14(1), 17-32. This article examines the Black male crisis thesis promulgated by the social science literature, public policy, and mainstream discourse, respectively. The authors contend that the stock-story that… read more
Leaving Us Behind: A Political Economic Interpretation of NCLB and the Miseducation of African American Males
Donner, J. K., & Schockley, K. G. (2010). Leaving Us Behind: A Political Economic Interpretation of NCLB and the Miseducation of African American Males. Educational Foundations, 24(3/4), 43-54. The purpose of this article is to discuss the misalignment between public school assessment policies and teaching practices in accordance with the No… read more