Graham, A., & Erwin, K. D. (2011). “I don’t think black men teach because how they get treated as students”: High-achieving african american boys’ perceptions of teaching as a career option. The Journal of Negro Education, 80(3), 398-416. This phenomenological investigation examines the perceptions of the teaching profession as a… read more
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Strategies for assessing intellectual patterns in black, anglo, and mexican-american boys—or any other children—and implications for education
Meeker, M. M., & Meeker, R. (1973). Strategies for assessing intellectual patterns in black, anglo, and mexican-american boys—or any other children—and implications for education.Journal of School Psychology, 11(4), 341-350. In this analysis of intelligence testing of minority group children, the implications of inadequate testing practices are discussed. Several aspects of… read more
Understanding Disciplinary Disproportionality: Stereotypes Shape Pre-Service Teachers Beliefs About Black Boys Behavior
Kunesh, C. E., & Noltemeyer, A. (2015). Understanding disciplinary disproportionality: Stereotypes shape pre-service teachers beliefs about black boys behavior. Urban Education, 1-28. Abstract The disproportionate discipline of Black male students is a pervasive problem in U.S. schools. To examine the role of stereotypes in disciplinary disproportionality, pre-service teachers were randomly… read more
‘Schooling is Fooling’: Why do Jamaican boys underachieve in school?
PARRY, O. (1997). ‘schooling is fooling’: Why do jamaican boys underachieve in school?Gender and Education, 9(2), 223-231. The “female as villain” explanation of the educational underachievement of Jamaican boys is examined, based on classroom observation of 14-year-old pupils & interviews of 62 school staff. Two popular explanations in this vein… read more