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Robinson-Ervin, Porsha; Cartledge, Gwendolyn; Keyes, Starr – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2011
The cultural disconnect between black males and the school environment has been correlated with poor academic achievement and high discipline rates for Black males. Instructional strategies that draw upon the learner?s cultural background hold promise as one means for intervention. This paper addresses the social skills needs of black adolescent…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Culturally Relevant Education, Skill Development
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Lo, Ya-yu; Cartledge, Gwendolyn – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2007
Office disciplinary referrals can be a useful index for assessing students? discipline problems as well as designing and evaluating school discipline practices. In this paper, we examined disciplinary referral data compiled from an urban elementary school (majority African American) in a midwestern city over a 2-year period. Evident issues…
Descriptors: Referral, Elementary Schools, Urban Schools, Student Behavior