Mccready, L. T. (2004). Understanding the Marginalization of Gay and Gender Non-Conforming Black Male Students. Theory Into Practice, 43(2), 136-143. This article proposes a multidimensional framework that takes into account multiple categories of difference and forms of oppression to understand and suggest interventions for gay and gender non-conforming Black male students in… read more
Gender risks and education: The particular classroom challenges for urban low-income African American boys
Thomas, D. E., & Stevenson, H. (2009). Gender risks and education: The particular classroom challenges for urban low-income African American boys.Review of Research in Education, 33(1), 160-180. A fundamental consideration in discourses on risk and schooling for primary and secondary school-age students focuses on gender inequalities in the classroom. Gender equity in education… read more
African American Fathers’ Involvement in their Children’s School-based Lives.
Abel, Y. (2012). African American Fathers’ Involvement in their Children’s School-based Lives. Journal Of Negro Education, 81(2), 162-172. This research investigated African American fathers’ involvement in the school-based lives of their elementary-aged children using the Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler model of parent involvement and Epstein’s framework of involvement. Questionnaires were administered to 101… read more
Positive role models for primary‐grade Black inner‐city males
Holland, S. H. (1991). Positive role models for primary‐grade Black inner‐city males. Equity & Excellence in Education, 25(1), 40-44. School failure appears to be a major risk factor and harbinger of the crime, violence, and other disasters that often characterize the experiences of African American boys in urban America. Starting with the first… read more