Eddy, C. M., & Easton-Brooks, D. (2011). Ethnic matching, school placement, and mathematics achievement of african american students from kindergarten through fifth grade. Urban Education, 46(6), 1280-1299. Educators, administrators, and policymakers focus much attention on closing the achievement gap, and various approaches have been suggested. The present study focuses on… Continue Reading Ethnic Matching, School Placement, and Mathematics Achievement of African American Students From Kindergarten Through Fifth Grade
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African American Male Adolescents, Schooling (and Mathematics): Deficiency, Rejection, And Achievement
Stinson, D. W. (2006). African American Male Adolescents, Schooling (and Mathematics): Deficiency, Rejection, And Achievement. Review of Educational Research, 76(4), 477-506. The academic achievement gap, particularly the mathematics achievement gap, between Black students and their White counterparts has been well documented with numerical facts. As mathematics education researchers attempt to develop theories… Continue Reading African American Male Adolescents, Schooling (and Mathematics): Deficiency, Rejection, And Achievement
The Stress of Black Male Achievement: Ten Nonnegotiables
Henfield, M. S. (2012). The Stress of Black Male Achievement: Ten Nonnegotiables. Gifted Child Today, 35(3), 215-219. Oftentimes, when the subject of Black students’ talent maximization in gifted and advanced courses and programs is broached, students are treated as a monolithic entity. In fact, there is considerable evidence to suggest that unsuccessful… Continue Reading The Stress of Black Male Achievement: Ten Nonnegotiables