Anderson, K. A., & Sadler, C. I. (2009).The Effects of School-Based Curricula on Reading Achievement of African American Males in Special Education. The Journal of Negro Education,78(3), 33-346. Longitudinal research on reading curricula and skills that predict future reading achievement for African American males in special education is quite limited.… read more
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Perspectives of Black Male Students on the Importance of “Focus”
Wood, J. L., & Palmer, R. T. (2014). ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Perspectives of Black Male Students on the Importance of “Focus”. College Student Affairs Journal, 32(1), 141-153. This article reports on selected findings from a qualitative study of factors affecting the academic success of Black male students in the… read more
Gifted Black Males: Understanding And Decreasing Barriers To Achievement And Identity
Whiting, G. (2009). Gifted Black Males: Understanding And Decreasing Barriers To Achievement And Identity. Roeper Review,31(4), 224-233. Black males as a group experience disproportionate amounts of school failure. Compared to Black females and White males, for example, Black males have the highest dropout rates, poorest achievement, and lowest test scores. Further,… read more
Pedagogical and Contextual Issues Affecting African American Males in School and Society
Pedagogical and Contextual Issues Affecting African American Males in School and Society. (1994). Journal of Negro Education, 63, 505-648. Examines low rate of Black males in college, their disproportionate placement in special education programs, comparison of academic achievement among Black males at predominantly White and historically Black colleges, and other issues; 10… read more