Brown, A. L. (2011). Racialised subjectivities: a critical examination of ethnography on Black males in the USA, 1960s to early 2000s. Ethnography and Education, 6(1), 45-60. The intent of this paper is to show that while ethnographic research for decades has helped to challenge one-dimensional, deficit-oriented perspectives about Black males, this work has also… read more
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Attitudes of inner-city junior high school males toward vocational education and work
Black, M. S. (1977). Attitudes of inner-city junior high school males toward vocational education and work. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 10(2), 99-115. One of the recurring problems in vocational education has been knowing how best to match vocational education programs to the needs of socioeconomically disadvantaged youth. To facilitate… read more
Combating “I Hate This Stupid Book!”: Black Males and Critical Literacy
Wood, S., & Jocius, R. (2013). Combating “I Hate This Stupid Book!”: Black Males and Critical Literacy. The Reading Teacher,66(8), 661-669. Too often, instruction designed to improve literacy achievement for black male readers and writers focuses on skill-based learning, ignoring cultural, social, and personal development. This article calls for the use… read more
Preparing African-American Males for Postsecondary Options
Bailey, D. (2003). Preparing African-American Males for Postsecondary Options.The Journal of Men’s Studies, 12(1), 15-24. For more than a decade, there has been a dramatic decline in the percentage of African American males attending postsecondary institutions. In an effort to reverse this trend, some institutions (i.e., University of Georgia) have commissioned… read more