Wilson-Sadberry, K. R., Winfield, L. F., & Royster, D. A. (1991). Resilience and Persistence of African-American Males in Postsecondary Enrollment. Education and Urban Society, 24(1), 87-102. High School and Beyond data for 1,332 male and 1,608 female African Americans indicate that several domains of influence help predict African-American males’ postsecondary educational attainment.… Continue Reading Resilience and Persistence of African-American Males in Postsecondary Enrollment
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Capitalizing on Leadership Capacity: Gifted African American Males in High School
Bonner, F. A., Jennings, M. E., Marbley, A. F., & Brown, L. (2008). Capitalizing on Leadership Capacity: Gifted African American Males in High School. Roeper Review, 30(2), 93-103. Leadership is one of the most underemphasized dimensions of high ability cited in the current federal definition of giftedness. This particular ability… Continue Reading Capitalizing on Leadership Capacity: Gifted African American Males in High School
Black Males’ Structural Conditions, Achievement Patterns, Normative Needs, and “Opportunities”
Swanson, D. P., Cunningham, M., & Spencer, M. B. (2003). Black Males’ Structural Conditions, Achievement Patterns, Normative Needs, and “Opportunities”. Urban Education, 38(5), 608-633. The relations between normative developmental transitions, contextual influences, and life-stage outcomes such as academic achievement for African American males are examined. The integration of affective and cognitive processes… Continue Reading Black Males’ Structural Conditions, Achievement Patterns, Normative Needs, and “Opportunities”