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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"African american male adolescents"”.
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School Success Among African American Male Adolescents: An Existential Examination of Protective Factors
For many adolescents who live in a high-risk neighborhood, harsh and sometimes dangerous circumstances often interfere with the ability to enjoy school success. While quantitative methods have been employed to reveal protective factors among African American male adolescents, few qualitative …
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A Culturally Relevant Conceptual Unit Plan for the Engagement of African American Male Adolescents in the Rochester City School District
… has seemingly widened the achievement gap for African American male students. In a school district such as the Rochester City School District, in Rochester, NY, the graduation rates for this group of students is and has been consistently low. This project was created in an effort to introduce …
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Finding a Crystal Stair: Exploring the Turn-Around Phenomenon Experienced by African American Urban Male Adolescents in High School
The educational disenfranchisement of many urban, African American male adolescents aggravates the complex social and economic issues which America must reconcile. Two significant behaviors resulting from young Black men's disaffection are school failure and violence against the community. The …
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African American Male Students' Perceptions of Factors That Contribute to Their Academic Success
This study sought to understand African American high school males' perceptions of factors contributing to academic success. The researcher gathered information by interviewing students and collecting their demographic profile data. This qualitative research method enabled the researcher to learn …
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Can we Teach if We Don't Know?: A Middle Class White Female Special Education Teacher and Students of Color in Rural Georgia
… I delved into the literature on White female teachers teaching students of color such as White Teacher (Paley, 1979), Of Borders and Dreams (Carger, 1996), A White Teacher Talks about Race (Landsman, 2001), Talking Race in the Classroom, (Bolgatz, 2005) and Dreams Deferred (Carger, 2009), …