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Center for Research on the Education of Disadvantaged Students (CDS)

Project #8112: Education and Achievement of African American Males

Project Description: Education and Achievement of African American Males is examining both broad-based and targeted school and classroom level strategies for improving African American male educational and occupational achievement. Using national data sets (NELS88, HSB, and NAEP), analyses activities focused on describing trends and developments in the status of African American male educational and occupational achievement, and examining educational and labor market pipeline factors that contribute to continuing patterns of African American male under achievement.

Project Director: Braddock II, Jomills H.

List of Selected Publications

Activity ID: 8112-20027

Name of Activity: Education and Achievement of African American Males

Description of Activity: Education and Achievement of African American Males is examining both broad-based and targeted school and classroom level strategies for improving African American male educational and occupational achievement. Using national data sets (NELS88, HSB, and NAEP), analyses activities focused on describing trends and developments in the status of African American male educational and occupational achievement, and examining educational and labor market pipeline factors that contribute to continuing patterns of African American male under achievement. This project was incorporated into Project 2.5.

Statement of Finding(s): Studies of extra-curricular participation by African American male students in sports in middle grades was beneficial to their academic achievement and attendance.

Description of Finding(s):

Are data from the study available? No

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