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Howard, Tyrone C. – Review of Research in Education, 2013
A close examination of a number of political, social, and economic indicators reveals the ongoing challenges of what it means to be Black and male in the United States. Many of these challenges begin at birth and persist over time. The complex, yet complicated picture of life for Black males in the United States remains a topic of study and…
Descriptors: African Americans, Males, Reputation, Social Problems
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Baugh, John – Review of Research in Education, 2009
Children of the poor are at greater educational risk than the children of the wealthy, but to what extent, if any, are these risks the result of undetected linguistic considerations? This chapter reviews long-standing issues that influence students' academic and social experiences in school as well as more contemporary debates that respond to…
Descriptors: Race, Classification, Foreign Countries, Access to Education
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Tate, William F., IV – Review of Research in Education, 2004
The goals of this chapter are threefold. The first goal is to examine the scientific attainment of African Americans in the post-"Brown" era. The term scientific attainment is used here to describe more broadly mathematics and scientific achievement as measured in trend studies, academic coursework, and degrees. A second, related goal is…
Descriptors: Science Education, African Americans, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
Floden, Robert E. – Review of Research in Education, 2004
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in "Brown v. Board of Education" (1954), this volume of "Review of Research in Education" looks at education research linked to issues addressed in that decision. In the "Brown" case, the court asserted the central importance of the government's…
Descriptors: African Americans, Court Litigation, Educational Research, Critical Theory