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    “Assessing the Crisis: Black Males and Secondary Education”

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    Date
    2008
    Author
    Poorman, Melissa
    Subject
    Washington and Lee University -- Capstone in Shepherd Poverty Program
    Race discrimination
    African American men
    Education, Secondary
    Dropouts
    Achievement gap, research, practice, and policy
    Sex discrimination in education
    Unemployed
    Poverty
    Neighborhoods
    After-school programs
    Educational change
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    Melissa Poorman is a member of the Class of 2008 of Washington and Lee University.
     
    Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE]
     
    In recent years, Black males have been candidly described as an endangered species. This crisis of the Black male has been attributed to several factors and is visible in literally all aspects of society. They are largely absent from institutions of higher learning and from the labor market. They also drop out of school and are incarcerated at a high rate. These issues can all be attributed to the position of Black males within the realm of secondary education. The current problem encompasses several issues: a high drop-out rate, low test scores, and small rate of entrance into colleges and universities. The outcome of their failure within the secondary education system presents itself through their low labor force participation, high rates of poverty, and high rates of incarceration. The most likely culprits of this low achievement among Black males are: family effects, poor quality schooling, and neighborhood effects. With such a large problem at hand, it is important to find a remedy or remedies that will exterminate this crisis of the Black male. The possible remedies of the crisis facing Black males in the secondary education system must take into account all the factors contributing to the crisis and the current outcomes to be successful. [From Introduction]
     
    Melissa Poorman
     
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11021/24222
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