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Direct linkEllis, James M.; Rowley, Larry Lee; Nellum, Christopher J.; Smith, Chauncey D. – Urban Education, 2018
Black male adolescents face unique barriers in schools that may contribute to racial disparities in educational outcomes. Their social-cognitive strengths, however, influence their confidence to be academically successful despite these barriers. This study explored whether racial academic stereotypes and racial centrality were associated with and…
Descriptors: Alienation, Males, Stereotypes, Race
Dixon-Román, Ezekiel J. – Urban Education, 2013
This study sought to examine the association of the various forms of capital on the developed achievement of Black males. As one of the richest longitudinal family economic data sets, the Child Development Supplement to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics is used to estimate multilevel growth models of the math and reading achievement of Black…
Descriptors: Males, African Americans, Social Capital, Cultural Capital
Wright, Brian L. – Urban Education, 2011
This study explores racial-ethnic identity and academic achievement of five young African American men in 11th and 12th grade in an urban pilot high school. Data gathered through individual and group interviews and a questionnaire were analyzed to understand how academically successful African American male adolescents interpret their social and…
Descriptors: African Americans, Ethnicity, Academic Achievement, Adolescents
Fitzgerald, Terence D. – Urban Education, 2009
Public schools have historically embedded mechanisms for control within their policies and procedures through a variety of means. This article investigates a moderately sized integrated public school system in an upscale to low socioeconomic Big Ten university community in Illinois. Through descriptive measures, the author examines the racial…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Social Control, Disabilities, Social Structure
Peer reviewedDavis, James Earl – Urban Education, 2003
Examines the experiences and academic outcomes of African American males in grades K-3, focusing on the gender and racial context of achievement in which boys develop academically and socially. Discusses black male school achievement and engagement, identifying variables and recommending a research agenda needed to fully understand the achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Educational Research, Males
Peer reviewedBennett, Christine; Harris, John J., III – Urban Education, 1982
Studied student, school, and staff characteristics to determine factors related to the disproportionate numbers of male and Black students suspended or expelled from school. School practices and conditions said to mediate the problem are identified. (Author/MW)
Descriptors: Black Students, Discipline, Educational Environment, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedLondon, Clement B. G.; Griffith, Albert R. – Urban Education, 1981
Examined differences between Black and White teachers in terms of home visits, out of class contacts with students, and participation in problem situations. Also investigated whether male or female Black teachers give more time to school-community organizations, and who most frequently asks Black teachers for advice in inner-city schools.…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Inner City
