Reglin, G., Chisom, M., & Alston, B. (1994). Educational Strategies for Unmotivated African-American Male Students. Journal of At-Risk Issues, 1(1), 23. Studied the motivation of 60 black urban male tenth-graders, half achievers and half with lower achievement scores. Results suggest that if potential achievers are to be turned into achievers,… read more
Standing in the Gap: A Model for Establishing African American Male Intervention Programs within Public Schools
Mitchell, K., Bush, E. C., & Bush, L. V. (2002). Standing in the Gap: A Model for Establishing African American Male Intervention Programs within Public Schools. Educational Horizons, 80(3), 140. The Motivated Action towards Achievement and Transformation Academy is a California middle school’s program intended to increase achievement of African-American… read more
Predicting Positive Academic Intention Among African American Males and Females
Davis, L. E., Saunders, J., Johnson, S., Miller-Cribbs, J., Williams, T., & Wexler, S. (2003). Predicting Positive Academic Intention Among African American Males and Females. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33(11), 2306 – 2326. Significant attention has been given to the educational shortcomings of African American students. This study examined… read more
Racial-Ethnic Identity, Academic Achievement, and African American Males: A Review of Literature
Wright, B. L. (2009). Racial-Ethnic Identity, Academic Achievement, and African American Males: A Review of Literature. The Journal of Negro Education,78(2), 123-134. This article discusses broadly, the literature on racial-ethnic identity (REI) and its role as a factor to promote academic success in young African American adolescents, in particular males.… read more