Terry Sr., C. L., Flennaugh, T. K., Blackmon, S. M., & Howard, T. C. (2013). Does the “Negro” Still Need Separate Schools? Single-Sex Educational Settings as Critical Race Counterspaces. Urban Education, 49(6), 666-697. This article explores whether contemporary educators should consider single-sex educational settings as viable interventions in educating African American males.… read more
Urban Education (UE)
Gifted black males in an urban high school: factors that influence achievement and underachievement
Hébert, T. P. (1998). Gifted black males in an urban high school: factors that influence achievement and underachievement. Journal For The Education Of The Gifted, 21(4), 385-414. Many gifted African American males educated in large, urban high schools do not achieve at a level commensurate with their ability. The case studies reported… read more
Understanding and Reversing Underachievement, Low achievement, and Achievement Gaps Among High-Ability African American Males in Urban School Contexts
Ford, D. Y., & Moore, J. L. (2013). Understanding and Reversing Underachievement, Low achievement, and Achievement Gaps Among High-Ability African American Males in Urban School Contexts. The Urban Review, 45(4), 399-415. This article focuses on the achievement gap, with attention devoted to underachievement and low achievement among African American males in urban… read more
Different Folks, Different Hopes The Educational Aspirations of Black Males in Urban, Suburban, and Rural High Schools
Strayhorn, T. L. (2009). Different Folks, Different Hopes The Educational Aspirations of Black Males in Urban, Suburban, and Rural High Schools. Urban Education, 44(6), 710-731. The educational aspirations of Black males in urban, suburban, and rural high schools were examined in this study, using a nationally-representative sample of respondents to the National… read more