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Davis, Julius – Online Submission, 2014
There is a growing body of research focused on the mathematical experiences of Black males in the United States of America. This research has emerged to challenge the dominant narrative in mathematics education focused on Black males' low performance on international, national, and state standardized tests. There is very little research that has…
Descriptors: Males, African Americans, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction
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Paasch-Anderson, Julie; Lamborn, Susie D. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2014
Ethnic socialization and racial socialization were examined as discrete concepts using a semistructured interview to assess message content for each form of socialization. We were interested in whether adolescents distinguished between these forms of socialization. Fifty-five African American 11th- and 12th-grade students were asked separate…
Descriptors: African Americans, Adolescents, Attitude Measures, High School Students
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Webb, P. Taylor; Gulson, Kalervo N. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2015
This article discusses the idea of "difference" in relation to "schools of recognition." The analysis is based on a three-year study that mapped the development of the Africentric Alternative School in the Toronto District School Board. Within, we review the concept of difference and juxtapose it with Gilles Deleuze's concept…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Afrocentrism, African Culture, Nontraditional Education
John, Elizabeth A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The multiracial population is noted as one the fastest growing populations in the United States. This growth and need for providing a campus climate of inclusion for all students has implications for colleges and universities in their recruitment, retention, satisfaction, and graduation of multiracial students. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Racial Identification, College Students, College Environment, Identification (Psychology)