Jackson, K., & Wilson, J. (2012). Supporting african american students’ learning of mathematics: A problem of practice. Urban Education, 47(2), 354-398. This article reports on a review of the mathematics education research literature 1989-May 2011 specific to K-12 African American students’ opportunities to learn mathematics. Although we identify important developments… Continue Reading Supporting African American Students’ Learning of Mathematics: A Problem of Practice
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Different Folks, Different Hopes The Educational Aspirations of Black Males in Urban, Suburban, and Rural High Schools
Strayhorn, T. L. (2009). Different Folks, Different Hopes The Educational Aspirations of Black Males in Urban, Suburban, and Rural High Schools. Urban Education, 44(6), 710-731. The educational aspirations of Black males in urban, suburban, and rural high schools were examined in this study, using a nationally-representative sample of respondents to the National… Continue Reading Different Folks, Different Hopes The Educational Aspirations of Black Males in Urban, Suburban, and Rural High Schools
When race and gender collide: Social and cultural capital’s influence on the academic achievement of African American and Latino males
Strayhorn, T. L. (2010). When race and gender collide: Social and cultural capital’s influence on the academic achievement of African American and Latino males. The Review of Higher Education, 33(3), 307-332. This study regressed undergraduate grades on background traits, pre-college variables, and measures of sociocultural capital for nationally representative samples… Continue Reading When race and gender collide: Social and cultural capital’s influence on the academic achievement of African American and Latino males