Polite, V. C. (1994). The method in the madness: African American males, avoidance schooling, and chaos theory. Journal of Negro Education, 588-601. The social context of schooling is examined, drawing on a case study of 115 African-American boys attending a metropolitan high school 1986-1989, using chaos theory developed in quantum physics,… read more
How does it feel to be a problem? Black male students, schools, and learning in enhancing the knowledge base to disrupt deficit frameworks
Howard, T. C. (2013). How does it feel to be a problem? Black male students, schools, and learning in enhancing the knowledge base to disrupt deficit frameworks. Review of Research in Education, 37(1), 54-86. A close examination of a number of political, social, and economic indicators reveals the ongoing challenges of what… read more
Preventing Delinquency and Promoting Academic Success among School-Age African American Males
Toldson, I. A., Sutton, R. M., & Brown, R. L. F. (2012). Preventing Delinquency and Promoting Academic Success among School-Age African American Males.Journal of African American Males in Education, 3(1), 12-27. The goal of this study was to establish culturally relevant priorities for school-based delinquency prevention programs, by exploring delinquency related… read more
Academic potential among African American adolescents in juvenile detention centers: Implications for reentry to school
Toldson, I. A., Woodson, K. M., Braithwaite, R., Holliday, R. C., & De La Rosa, M. (2010). Academic potential among African American adolescents in juvenile detention centers: Implications for reentry to school. Journal of offender rehabilitation, 49(8), 551-570. The study explores Black adolescent detainees’ academic potential and motivation to return to school,… read more