Recently added articles from The Journal of Negro Education:
Honorary Guest Editor's Comment
Jul 01, 2009; ... This edition of The Journal of Negro Education is devoted to one of the most urgent questions of our time: how do we address the well-documented persistent disparities in educational achievement of young African American males? We know that half of Black males do not complete high school in four ...
Sponsor's Comment: The Campaign for Black Male Achievement
Jul 01, 2009; ... This timely special edition of The Journal of Negro Education (The Journal) focusing on the education of Black boys in America is published in a moment when the nation's public education system is seemingly stalled at a critical crossroads when it comes to educating Black boys. America, more ...
Commentary: 75 Years after the Mis-education of the Negro: New Imperatives for the Education of Black Males
Jul 01, 2009; ... In 1933, Dr. Carter G. Woodson proclaimed, "Those who have not learned to do for themselves, and have to depend solely on others, never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they did in the beginning." More than 75 years later, Black America faces a situation in education where ...
Guest Editorial: Before the Bell Rings: Implementing Coordinated School Health Models to Influence the Academic Achievement of African American Males
Jul 01, 2009; ... This article addresses a void in the literature that connects the wellness of African American boys to academic achievement. The authors call attention to ecological risk factors that impact the vulnerability of Black boys and compromise their learning even before the school bell rings. The No ...
Counseling Strategies with Black Boys and Black Men: Implications for Policy
Jul 01, 2009; ... The article discusses behavioral and sociodemographic conditions of Black males in the U.S. and presents counseling strategies, prevention programs and efforts, and recommendations for practice and policy as means of helping Black boys and Black men to minimize and transcend the challenges ...