Polite, V. C., & Davis, J. E. (1994). A continuing challenge in times like these. The Journal of Negro Education, 63(4), 505-505. In an editorial, the authors introduce an exploration of how African American males negotiate schooling and how their experiences frame educational and social outcomes such as postsecondary school… Continue Reading A Continuing Challenge in Times Like These
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The educational attainment and intergenerational mobility of black males: The 1970s and 1980s
Davis Jr., T. J. (1994). The educational attainment and intergenerational mobility of black males: The 1970s and 1980s. The Urban Review, 26(2), 137-151. Data from the 1972-89 Cumulative General Social Survey (1970s black male sample=556, 1980s sample=767) demonstrate much upward and downward intergenerational educational mobility for black males. The educational attainment… Continue Reading The educational attainment and intergenerational mobility of black males: The 1970s and 1980s
The method in the madness: African American males, avoidance schooling, and chaos theory
Polite, V. C. (1994). The method in the madness: African American males, avoidance schooling, and chaos theory. Journal of Negro Education, 588-601. The social context of schooling is examined, drawing on a case study of 115 African-American boys attending a metropolitan high school 1986-1989, using chaos theory developed in quantum physics,… Continue Reading The method in the madness: African American males, avoidance schooling, and chaos theory