Jackson, J. F. (2001). Retention of African American Administrators at Predominantly White Institutions: Using Professional Growth Factors To Inform the Discussion. This study explored the concept of retention as it relates to African American administrators at predominantly white institutions, focusing on professional growth factors that predominantly white institutions can target… read more
The Persistence of African-American Males in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech
Moore III, J. L. (2000). The Persistence of African-American Males in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech (Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). This study was designed to explore, identify, and examine how African-American males were able to persist in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. The… read more
A qualitative investigation of African American males’ career trajectory in engineering: Implications for teachers, school counselors, and parents
Moore III, J. (2006). A qualitative investigation of African American males’ career trajectory in engineering: Implications for teachers, school counselors, and parents. The Teachers College Record, 108(2), 246-266. Using the grounded theory approach, this research investigation, drawing on a larger study, examined the factors that were most instrumental in influencing African American… read more
The prove-them-wrong syndrome: Voices from unheard African-American males in engineering disciplines
Moore, J. L. III, Madison-Colmore, O., & Smith, D. M. (2003). The prove-them-wrong syndrome: Voices from unheard African-American males in engineering disciplines. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 12(1), 61-73. Using the grounded theory approach as a conceptual framework, this study sought to explore the phenomenon of persistence. More specifically, the purpose of… read more