Mahiri, J. (1994). African American Males and Learning: What Discourse in Sports Offers Schooling. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 25(3), 364-375. This research investigates language use in a youth basketball program of a neighborhood-based organization and compares it to features of classroom discourse. The central focus is on a key communicative event, the… Continue Reading African American Males and Learning: What Discourse in Sports Offers Schooling
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Bouncing Back: Sports And Academic Resilience Among African-American Males
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… Continue Reading Bouncing Back: Sports And Academic Resilience Among African-American Males
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.… Continue Reading The Sports Participation Effect on Educational Attainment of Black Males