Braddock, J. H., Royster, D. A., Winfield, L. F., & Hawkins, R. (1991). Bouncing Back: Sports And Academic Resilience Among African-American Males. Education and Urban Society, 24(1), 113-131. Data for 1,140 African-American male students from 802 public schools from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 indicate that sports participation is positively… read more
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The Sports Participation Effect on Educational Attainment of Black Males
Harris, P. C. (2012). The Sports Participation Effect on Educational Attainment of Black Males. Sage Journals, 46, 507-521. The purpose of this study is to explore the direct, indirect, and total effects of high school sports participation on educational attainment for Black males using the Educational Longitudinal Study (2002/2006), a large, nationally representative, database.… read more
Brown In Black And White–Then And Now: A Question Of Educating Or Sporting African American Males In America
Hodge, S. R., Harrison, L., Burden, J. W., & Dixson, A. D. (2008). Brown In Black And White–Then And Now: A Question Of Educating Or Sporting African American Males In America. American Behavioral Scientist, 51(7), 928-952. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case was used as… read more
Academic engagement among african american males who hold aspirations for athletic careers in professional sports
Dawkins, M. P., Braddock, J. H., & Celaya, A. (2008). Academic engagement among african american males who hold aspirations for athletic careers in professional sports. Challenge: A Journal of Research on African American Men, 14(2), 51-65. The article investigates the correlation between participation in sports, academic achievement and socio-economic mobility for African… read more