Contribution to Book
The Evidence of Things Seldom Seen: Toward an Understanding of the Educational Choices of African American Male College Football Athletes
African American Males and Education: Researching the Convergence of Race and Identity
(2012)
Abstract
African American Males in Education: Researching the Convergence of Race and Identity addresses a number of research gaps. This book emerges at a time when new social dynamics of race and other identities are shaping, but also shaped by, education. Educational settings consistently perpetuate racial and other forms of privilege among students, personnel, and other participants in education. For instance, differential access to social networks still visibly cluster by race, continuing the work of systemic privilege by promoting outcome inequalities in education and society.
The issues defining the relationship between African American males and education remain complex. Although there has been substantial discussion about the plight of African American male participants and personnel in education, only modest attempts have been made to center analysis of identity and identity intersections in the discourse. Additionally, more attention to African American male teachers and faculty is needed in light of their unique cultural experiences in educational settings and expectations to mentor and/or socialize other African Americans, particularly males.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
Editor
M. C. Brown & T. E. Dancy
Publisher
Information Age Publishing
ISBN
978-1-61735-941-5
Citation Information
Jamel Donnor. "The Evidence of Things Seldom Seen: Toward an Understanding of the Educational Choices of African American Male College Football Athletes" Charlotte, NCAfrican American Males and Education: Researching the Convergence of Race and Identity (2012) p. 169 - 185 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jamel-donnor/11/