Harris, S. M. (1995). Psychosocial Development and Black Male Masculinity: Implications for Counseling Economically Disadvantaged African American Male Adolescents. Journal Of Counseling & Development, 73(3), 279-287. Developmental and sex-role factors and their importance for counseling African-American male adolescents are examined. The extent and nature of problems experienced by African-American male adolescents suggest… read more
Books Like Clothes: Engaging Young Black Men With Reading
Kirkland, D. E. (2011). Books Like Clothes: Engaging Young Black Men With Reading.Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy,55(3), 199-208. Using 18 weeks of classroom data from a much larger ethnographic study, Kirkland examines the reading ideologies influencing the literacy engagement of a young Black male, Derrick. (To protect participants identities,… 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
Self-Concept-of-Achievement Ability and Reading Proficiency of Black and White Males in an Adult Education Course
Mangieri, J. N., & Olsen, H. D. (1977). Self-Concept-of-Achievement Ability and Reading Proficiency of Black and White Males in an Adult Education Course. The Journal of Negro Education, 46(4), 456 – 461. Black & white M adult education students (N = 188) aged 17 to 45 years were administered the Nelson-Denny Reading… read more