Cross, B. (2003). ‘watch mi eyes’: The predicament of visual and scribal literacy choices, as explored with rural jamaican adolescent boys. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 33(1), 65-83. Examines oral cultures in a world of literacy, assessment, and certification. Explores the oral youth culture of adolescent males… Continue Reading ‘Watch mi eyes’: The predicament of visual and scribal literacy choices, as explored with rural Jamaican adolescent boys
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High School Reform And Black Male Students: Limits and Possibilities of Policy and Practice
Jordan, W. J., & Cooper, R. (2003). High school reform and black male students: Limits and possibilities of policy and practice. Urban Education, 38(2), 196-216. An infusion of federal funding and philanthropic support for high schools has sparked an unprecedented number of educational reforms. Still, few initiatives confront the unique… Continue Reading High School Reform And Black Male Students: Limits and Possibilities of Policy and Practice
Black Males’ Structural Conditions, Achievement Patterns, Normative Needs, and “Opportunities”
Swanson, D. P., Cunningham, M., & Spencer, M. B. (2003). Black males’ structural conditions, achievement patterns, normative needs, and “opportunities”. Urban Education, 38(5), 608-633. The relations between normative developmental transitions, contextual influences, and life-stage outcomes such as academic achievement for African American males are examined. The integration ofaffective and cognitive… Continue Reading Black Males’ Structural Conditions, Achievement Patterns, Normative Needs, and “Opportunities”