Ross, S. I., & Jackson, J. M. (1991). Teachers’ Expectations for Black Males’ and Black Females’ Academic Achievement. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 17(1), 78-82. Expectancy effects for Black males and Black females and a suspected cause of these effects were studied. Teachers responded to a questionnaire containing 12 case histories of… read more
The Forms of Capital and the Developed Achievement of Black Males
Dixon-Roman, E. J. (2013). The Forms of Capital and the Developed Achievement of Black Males. Urban Education, 48(6), 828-862. This study sought to examine the association of the various forms of capital on the developed achievement of Black males. As one of the richest longitudinal family economic data sets, the Child Development… read more
School Context, Precollege Educational Opportunities, and College Degree Attainment Among High-Achieving Black Males
Rose, V. C. (2013). School Context, Precollege Educational Opportunities, and College Degree Attainment Among High-Achieving Black Males. The Urban Review,45(4), 472-489. Access to high-quality educational opportunities is central to growing postsecondary degree attainment. This study employs secondary data analysis of the public-use National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88/00) to examine how school… read more
The Impact of an Intensive Learning Program (ILP) on Black Male Football Student-Athlete Academic Achievement
Gill Jr, E. L., & Farrington, K. (2014). The Impact of an Intensive Learning Program (ILP) on Black Male Football Student-Athlete Academic Achievement. Journal of College Student Development, 55(4), 413 – 418. At East Tennessee State University (ETSU), first-year social work students operate a mentoring program where the primary mission is academic… read more