Bush, E. C., & Bush, L. (2010). Calling out the elephant: An examination of African American male achievement in community colleges. Journal of African American Males in Education, 1(1), 40-62. This mixed method study examines the effects of community college institutional factors on the academic achievement of African American males and their… read more
Rethinking The Attitude-Achievement Paradox Among Blacks
Downey, D. B., J. W. Ainsworth, and Z. Qian. “Rethinking The Attitude-Achievement Paradox Among Blacks.”Sociology of Education 82.1 (2009): 1-19. Blacks offer positive responses to a wide range of survey questions gauging attitudes toward schooling, yet perform less well in school than do whites. The credibility of blacks’ attitudes is a… read more
Deficient or Resilient: A Critical Review of Black Male Academic Success and Persistence in Higher Education
Eunyoung Kim1, e., & Hargrove, D. T. (2013). Deficient or Resilient: A Critical Review of Black Male Academic Success and Persistence in Higher Education. Journal Of Negro Education, 82(3), 300-311. What contributes to persistent trends of Black male educational underachievement? Past literature has often used a deficit-informed framework to answer this question,… read more