Gavazzi, S. M., Khurana, A., & Russell, C. M. (2009). Predicting educational risks among court-involved black males: Family, peers, and mental health issues. Negro Educational Review, 60(1-4), 99-114. Disproportionately large numbers of Black youth experience repeated encounters with the juvenile justice system, and often these same youth present with a… Continue Reading Predicting Educational Risks Among Court-Involved Black Males: Family, Peers, and Mental Health Issues
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
Different Folks, Different Hopes: The Educational Aspirations of Black Males in Urban, Suburban, and Rural High Schools
Strayhorn, T. L. (2009). Different folks, different hopes: The educational aspirations of black males in urban, suburban, and rural high schools. Urban Education, 44(6), 710-731. The educational aspirations of Black males in urban, suburban, and rural high schools were examined in this study, using a nationally-representative sample of respondents to… Continue Reading Different Folks, Different Hopes: The Educational Aspirations of Black Males in Urban, Suburban, and Rural High Schools