This study examined the lived experiences of non-traditional high achieving Black males that graduated from a predominantly White institution. The main research question asked: How do non-traditional Black males become high achieving collegians at a Predominantly White Institutions? The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore…

This study examined how African American male community college presidents made meaning of their transformative leadership experiences. A semi-structured interviewing technique was utilized to collect data from seven African American male community college presidents. All interviews were transcribed using an Interpretative Phenomenological…

Improving baccalaureate degree attainment for transfer students continues to be a key topic across the nation. The Associate Degree for Transfer is the latest attempt to improve outcomes. This quantitative study examines the effectiveness of the Associate Degree for Transfer pathway program as compared to other transfer pathway programs over a…

Rape myths are cultural narratives that are deeply entrenched in societal beliefs about sexual assault (Lonsway & Fitzgerald, 1995). Rape myths with female victims typically suggest the victim "asked for it" while rape myths regarding the sexual assault of men typically deny the existence of male rape. Furthermore, male rape myths…

This research is based on a casual-comparative design which determined the effect classroom structure had on the Black males' reading achievement. The quantitative study investigated potential differences between self-contained and departmentalized classroom organization on Black males' Grade 4 language scores on the Mississippi Curriculum Test,…

Addressing gender inequities in higher education must begin with the acknowledgement that men play a key role in creating change. The purpose of this qualitative study is to center and raise the experiences of women students, and to communicate to men who are students, faculty, and administrators what women students expect from them in terms of…

African American college men have always had a complicated relationship with institutions of higher education. More specifically, according to Harper and Quaye (2007), only 32.4% of African American men that enroll in college earn degrees in a six-year period. The low graduation rate can be attributed to institutional problems with racial…

The study examined how second-year African American males described their self-efficacy and persistence toward graduation after interacting with Appreciative Advising at a Texas community college. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six African American male students who were pursuing an associate degree full time at a small community…

Using data from 179 undergraduate men from 38 higher education institutions, we examined if adherence to masculine norms and social dominance hazing endorsement changed over three years of membership in a historically white college social fraternity. In addition, we examined if changes in conformity to specific masculine norms affected their…

Purpose: Much scholarly hand-wringing has concerned the academic engagement of Black and Latino boys. At the center of these conversations are questions of culture. Cultural disconnects between home and school are profound for students from marginalized communities, particularly so for young men. Prudence Carter asserts that young men in urban…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact on health-related fitness resulting from COVID-19 lockdowns on male high school students in Melbourne, Australia. Method: A total of 146 students completed fitness testing in February and retesting in November following 7 months of remote learning. Fitness tests conducted were 20-m…

The purpose of the current study was to explore the meanings, regulation, and sources of male teacher empathy in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools in Israel from a cultural perspective. More specifically, the study posed three questions: (1) What are the particular meanings attached to empathy by ultra-Orthodox teachers? (2) How do ultra-Orthodox…

This study aimed to examine bullying, achievement motivation, and resilience levels of both Syrian refugee students and Turkish students at an Islamic religion-based high school for boys. The sample included 289 students. One hundred and forty-three (49.50%) of the participants were Syrian and 146 (50.50%) were Turkish students. The mean age of…

Despite the unique and pressing needs of Black male students in schools, there has been a significant gap in the availability of culturally responsive group counseling models to support and empower this population. In this commentary article, I discuss the theory and research underlying the ASE group model for Black male middle school youth.…

As Australian higher education grapples with its colonial history, there has been significant attention to recruiting Indigenous students. However, while we have seen increases in Indigenous participation, males lag significantly behind. Very few Indigenous males enter university and even fewer enter the upper echelons of the stratified higher…