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Retention Pathways for African American Males
… intervention on attitudes toward education among African American males in a rural alternative school in southeast Georgia as a means of understanding retention pathways for this population of students. The researcher approach to retention personified the slogan “Think Globally, Act Locally” by …
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Academic efficacy among adolescent African American males
The academic achievement gap between African American males and their White American counterparts is one of the most researched phenomena in educational and political circles. Current research proposes academic efficacy, sense of school belonging, and racial identity are internal psychological …
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Views of African American Males on their Educational Experiences
This study examined the opinions of African American males on the American educational system through an analysis of their expressions about their educational experiences. The researcher interviewed 40 African American Males in the following categories: second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and …
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Perceptions of African-American Males on Retention: Two Focus Groups
… identify the issues that impact the retention of African-American, Black males in college. The study was of two small focus groups comprised of African-American students of various grade classifications from a regional comprehensive university in the southeast. These focus groups were comprised of …
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A qualitative study on african american males' perceptions of reading
<p>African American male students begin experiencing failure when they enter fourth grade. At this grade, the curriculum becomes more focused, students are expected to complete high-stakes standardized tests, teachers become more distant, and students are expected to become independent learners. …
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African-American Males' Perception of Law Enforcement: A Psychophysiological Perspective
… compared the psychophysiological reactivity of African American and European American males to authority. Nineteen African American males and 23 European American males were randomly assigned to either be interrogated by a police officer, or see a police officer interrogate that experimenter or …
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Relationships between academic disidentification and incarceration in African American males
… high rates of incarceration among African American males. The concept of legitimate goals is considered as an essential variable that may be adversely affected by the presence of academic disidentification. A qualitative analysis utilizing a grounded theory approach resulted in a …
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African American Males, Mentorship, And University Success: A Qualitative Study
<p>This study examined black males who successfully graduated from a university in south central Kentucky and their perception of mentorship. Interviews were conducted in an attempt to get the lived experiences of five black males who became first generation college graduates. The researcher used …
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Depression In African American Males And The Mental Health Stigma
… disorder in the United States. In particular, African Americans have a greater risk of depression because they are predisposed to depressive symptoms as opposed to their White counterparts (Miller and Taylor, 2011). Moreover, African Americans are 20% more likely to experience psychological …
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Data Industry Competency for Post High School African American Males
… lists regarding STEM students and workers, African American males are an unacceptably low percentage of the population. The problem is quite complex, and the reasons are numerous, including historic and present-day inequities, systemic social-political harms, higher education access and …
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Academic and Career Trajectories of African American Males in San Bernardino
… the academic and career trajectories of twenty African American male collegiate students living in San Bernardino, California. There is limited research that explores the positive educational experiences of young adult African American males. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to fill a …
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Effective Strategies for Recruiting African American Males into Teacher Education Programs
… However, it still consists of majority white females. From a survey reported by Education Week in 2017-2018, the teaching workforce consisted of 79.2% white teachers. The same data reported that the teaching workforce consists of 7% African-Americans (Will, 2020). From that 7% of …
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A profile of positive role models for young African-American males
… was to understand positive profiles, if any, of African-American male role models through analyzing descriptive data. The central hypothesis of the study proposed that adult African-American males had a significant impact on the formation of young African-American males' family lives, …
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The Influence of Afrocentric Phenotype On Promotion Decisions For African American Males
… outcomes in the 21st century workplace, African Americans are still less visible in top leadership positions than would be expected on the basis of population base rates (The Alliance for Board Diversity, 2005; Corporate Board Initiative, 2006; Fortune, 2006; McCoy, 2007; Thomas & …
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AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES' ACHIEVEMENT IN LITERACY AT A MEDIUM-SIZED SCHOOL DISTRICT
… Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: African American Males’ Achievement in Literacy at a Medium-sized School District MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. John McIntyre, Examination Committee Chair The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine how culturally relevant pedagogy affects …
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Common Experiences African American Males Have En Route to Becoming Elementary Teachers
… disparity between the presence of Caucasian and African American males is even greater (Lewis, 2006). The under-representation of African American males as elementary teachers occurs because of barriers (Barnard, et al., 2000). By having a greater knowledge of the barriers black men face when …
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The Experiences of African-American Males on Multiracial Student Teams in Engineering
… is strong, few researchers have studied African-Americans. To fill this gap, the current study explores the experiences of African-American males on multiracial student teams and the impact of those teams on these students' identities. This qualitative study employed a phenomenological …
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The Experiences and Perceptions of African American Males and Their Elementary Teachers
… research investigation explored the African American males' perceptions of activities and learning opportunities that take place in the classroom and how these experiences influenced their academic success. Using the theoretical lens or perspective of critical race theory (CRT), the …
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