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
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Special Issue: Meeting the Needs of Gifted and High-Achieving Black Males in Urban Schools
Henfield, M. S. (2013). Special Issue: Meeting the Needs of Gifted and High-Achieving Black Males in Urban Schools.The Urban Review, 45(4), 395-398. On average, no other group in the US is as entrapped by the vicious cycle leading to abysmal life outcomes (achievement gap, expectation gap, opportunity gap, and so… Continue Reading Special Issue: Meeting the Needs of Gifted and High-Achieving Black Males in Urban Schools
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