Are You My Brother's Keeper: Challenging the Systemic Racism That Fosters Low Expectations for Black Males in Public Schools

This dissertation in practice investigates the problem of systemic racism fostering a culture of low expectations for Black males in public schools. This work frames this problem as a matter of social justice and utilizes Critical Race Theory to examine how it robs Black males of their academic potential. This work argues that to address this problem, educators must engage in learning opportunities that help to identify and challenge their race-based assumptions and stereotypes, develop their racial consciousness, cultural competencies, and professional practices, and recognize, interrupt, and address systemic racism. Provided is a working agenda that offers recommendations for how to implement designs for action at a district level that will build networked improvement communities to work toward the improvement of the quality of education offered to Black males.

Name thesis:degree_name

EdD

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Professional Doctorate in Educational Leadership (ProDEL)

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Nelson, Shana Denise

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rick R McCown
• Gretchen G. Generett
• Earon R. Williams

• Black
• Education
• Equity
• Improvement
• Males
• Racism

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/971

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1987