Edmin, C. (2012). How to Reach–and Teach–Black Males. Educational Horizons,91(1), 22. Plenty of reports and research have documented the achievement gap between black males and other students. But few have acknowledged that current structures and practices have contributed to that gap. To address the low achievement of black males, schools… read more
INCREASING PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ADOLESCENT AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES
Martin, D., Martin, M., Gibson, S. S., & Wilkins, J. (2007). INCREASING PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ADOLESCENT AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES. Adolescence, 42(168), 689-698. African American adolescents disproportionately perform poorly compared to peers in both behavioral and academic aspects of their educational experience. In this study, African American male… read more
Mr. Nigger: The Challenges Of Educating Black Males Within American Society
Jenkins, T. S. (2006). Mr. Nigger: The Challenges Of Educating Black Males Within American Society. Journal of Black Studies, 37(1), 127-155. The underachievement, lack of inclusion, & backward progression of African American men within American society, & particularly within the educational arena, has once again surfaced as a trend that… read more
Mentoring and Standardized Achievement of African American Males in the Elementary and Middle Grades
Anderson, K. A. (2007). Mentoring and Standardized Achievement of African American Males in the Elementary and Middle Grades. Middle Grades Research Journal, 2(1), 49. This study examined the effects of mentoring on standardized achievement for African American males in the elementary and middle grades. Mentoring has been deemed effective regarding… read more