Stinson, D. W. (2008). Negotiating Sociocultural Discourses: The Counter-Storytelling of Academically (and Mathematically) Successful African American Male Students. American Educational Research Journal, 45(4), 975-1010. This study documents the counterstories of four academically (and mathematically) successful African American male students. Using participative inquiry, the participants were asked to read, reflect on, and respond… Continue Reading Negotiating Sociocultural Discourses: The Counter-Storytelling of Academically (and Mathematically) Successful African American Male Students
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Reading and the African American male: Identity, equity, and power
Tatum, A. W. (1999). Reading and the African American male: Identity, equity, and power. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 62-64. Tatum relates that the sounds, meanings, perceptions, and the sensual experience of his first encounters with words seemed to open up a new way of life for him. He narrates… Continue Reading Reading and the African American male: Identity, equity, and power
Masculinity Identity Development and Its Relevance to Supporting Talented Black Males
Henfield, M. S. (2012). Masculinity Identity Development and Its Relevance to Supporting Talented Black Males. Gifted Child Today, 35(3), 179-186. The purpose of the article is to provide a brief introduction to Black male masculine identity development and relate it to the field of gifted education. It will begin with… Continue Reading Masculinity Identity Development and Its Relevance to Supporting Talented Black Males