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"We Didn't Let the Neighborhood Win": Black Male Students' Experiences in Negotiating and Navigating an Urban Neighborhood
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Brooms, Derrick R. – Journal of Negro Education, 2015
The current study relies on in-depth interviews with twenty Black males who graduated from Du Bois Academy (pseudonym), an urban, all-boys public charter secondary school and explores their educational perceptions and experiences. In particular, the author examines the interplay between students' in-school experiences and navigating a…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Single Sex Schools, Urban Areas
The Effect of Athletic Participation on the Academic Aspirations and Achievement of African American Males in a New York City High School.
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Anderson, S. Kareem – Journal of Negro Education, 1990
Attempts to determine the following: (1) whether African American students participating in sports on the high school varsity level hold and/or are being hurt by unrealistic athletic aspirations; and (2) how levels of athletic and academic aspirations affect future goals of African American student athletes. Finds no clear evidence of detrimental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Athletes, Athletics
College in Black and White: Campus Environment and Academic Achievement of African American Males.
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Davis, James Earl – Journal of Negro Education, 1994
Examines the relationship between student background, racial congruency, and college-level factors affecting academic performance of black male college students in predominately white compared to predominately black colleges. Questionnaire responses from 742 students demonstrate the differential effect of each of the 3 components and suggest a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Blacks, College Students