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- Title
Understanding and Reversing Underachievement, Low achievement, and Achievement Gaps Among High-Ability African American Males in Urban School Contexts.
- Authors
Ford, Donna; Moore, James
- Abstract
This article focuses on the achievement gap, with attention devoted to underachievement and low achievement among African American males in urban school contexts. More specifically, the article explains problems and issues facing or confronting these Black male students in urban education settings. A central part of this discussion is grounded in the achievement gap literature on Black students in general and implications for Black males in particular. Another fundamental aspect of this discussion is the need for urban educators to adopt a social justice or civil rights approach to their work, which means an equity-based and culturally responsive approach in philosophy and action. Suggestions for closing the achievement gap and otherwise improving the achievement of gifted, high-achieving, and high potential African American males are provided to urban education educators and families.
- Subjects
URBAN schools; ACADEMIC achievement; AFRICAN American men; URBAN education; SOCIAL justice; CIVIL rights
- Publication
Urban Review, 2013, Vol 45, Issue 4, p399
- ISSN
0042-0972
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11256-013-0256-3