Warner, C., & Phelps, R. (2008). The Relationship between Motivational Orientation & Educational Aspirations in Urban, African American Youth. Middle Grades Research Journal, 3(2), 71-85. African American youth are characterized as experiencing declining academic motivation and engagement while simultaneously maintaining optimism for their future success. Thus, researchers hypothesize academic motivation to be… Continue Reading The Relationship between Motivational Orientation & Educational Aspirations in Urban, African American Youth
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Does school desegregation change occupational goals of negro males?
Hall, J. A., Wiant, H. V., Jr. (1973). Does school desegregation change occupational goals of negro males? Journal of Vocational Behavior, 3(2), 175. Instruments, designed to assess values which affect the motivation to work and aspiration levels, were administered to over 600 Negro male seniors in Texas high schools. Results indicate that… Continue Reading Does school desegregation change occupational goals of negro males?
I Am My Brother’s Keeper: The Impact of a Brother2Brother Program on African American Men in College
Zell, M. (2011). I Am My Brother’s Keeper: The Impact of a Brother2Brother Program on African American Men in College.Journal of African American Males in Education, 214 – 233(2), 2. This qualitative study focuses on the perceived effects that Brother2Brother (B2B) peer groups had on African American male college students in… Continue Reading I Am My Brother’s Keeper: The Impact of a Brother2Brother Program on African American Men in College