Holland, N. E. (2011). The power of peers: Influences on postsecondary education planning and experiences of african american students. Urban Education, 46(5), 1029-1055. This investigation demonstrates the effect that peers have on students’ academic engagement and educational aspirations. Forty-nine African American university students retrospectively discuss the manner by which their… read more
“Making Space” for Ourselves: African American Student Responses to Their Marginalization
Venzant Chambers, T. T., & McCready, L. T. (2011). “Making space” for ourselves: African american student responses to their marginalization. Urban Education, 46(6), 1352-1378. Drawing from two separate case studies, one on lower track African American students and another on gay and gender nonconforming African American male students, this article… read more
Ethnic Matching, School Placement, and Mathematics Achievement of African American Students From Kindergarten Through Fifth Grade
Eddy, C. M., & Easton-Brooks, D. (2011). Ethnic matching, school placement, and mathematics achievement of african american students from kindergarten through fifth grade. Urban Education, 46(6), 1280-1299. Educators, administrators, and policymakers focus much attention on closing the achievement gap, and various approaches have been suggested. The present study focuses on… read more
Students “at Risk”: Stereotypes and the Schooling of Black Boys
James, C. E. (2012;2011;). Students “at risk”: Stereotypes and the schooling of black boys. Urban Education, 47(2), 464-494. This article examines how stereotypes operate in the social construction of African Canadian males as “at risk” students. Cultural analysis and critical race theory are used to explain how the stereotypes of… read more