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
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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
The role of supportive relationships in facilitating African American males’ success in college
Strayhorn, T. L. (2008). The role of supportive relationships in facilitating African American males’ success in college. NASPA Journal, 45(1). Drawing on Sanford’s notions of challenge and support, coupled with Tinto’s theory on retention, this quantitative investigation sought to measure the association between supportive relationships and success in college for… Continue Reading The role of supportive relationships in facilitating African American males’ success in college