Martin, B. E., Harrison, C. K., Stone, J., & Lawrence, S. M. (2010). Athletic voices and academic victories: African american male student-athlete experiences in the pac-ten.Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 34(2), 131-153. The purpose of this study was to explore participants’ academic experiences and confidence about their academic achievement.… Continue Reading Athletic Voices and Academic Victories: African American Male Student-Athlete Experiences in the Pac-Ten
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Racial Threat and Punitive School Discipline
Welch, K., & Payne, A. A. (2010). Racial threat and punitive school discipline. Social Problems, 57(1), 25-48. Tests of the racial threat hypothesis, linking the racial composition of place to various measures of social control, find that where there are greater percentages of blacks, more punitive criminal justice policies are… Continue Reading Racial Threat and Punitive School Discipline
The Achievement Gap and the Discipline Gap: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Gregory, A., Skiba, R. J., & Noguera, P. A. (2010). The achievement gap and the discipline gap: Two sides of the same coin? Educational Researcher, 39(1), 59-68. The gap in achievement across racial and ethnic groups has been a focus of education research for decades, but the disproportionate suspension and… Continue Reading The Achievement Gap and the Discipline Gap: Two Sides of the Same Coin?