Mentoring African American males : a research design comparison perspective

• Other Authors: Ross, William (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2015]
• Series: African American male series.
• Subjects: African American young men > Education.; African American men > Education.; African American men > Education (Higher); Mentoring in education > United States.; Education > Educational Policy & Reform > General.; Educational strategies and policy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806612123
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-803-8
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 188 pages) : illustrations

Mentoring African American Males provides important black male research and student performance data to guide the efforts of those who accept the enormous task of standing in the gap to increase black male achievement. Dr. Ross provides guidance for individuals and institutions embracing the importa...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements and dedication
• Foreword / William Ross
• Introduction / Lucian Yates, III
• Section i: Quantitative research
• Chapter 1. A mentoring model to increase diverse educational leaders: The effectiveness of mentoring for novice educational leaders / Pamela Barber-Freeman
• Chapter 2. Necessary partnership: Mentoring and academics / John Gray
• Chapter 3. The impact of mentoring on African American males who test into remedial courses at a predominantly white community college / Leonard C. Bass
• Section ii: Qualitative research
• Chapter 4. A phenomenological investigation on the role of mentoring in the academic development of African American male secondary students / Jillian Inge
• Chapter 5. Can you help me? Exploring the influences of a mentoring program on high school males of color academic engagement and self-perceptions in school / Curtis Lewis
• Chapter 6. African American males, mentoring, sense of community, and the strength of fictive kinships / John Leonard Mason, Jr
• Chapter 7. Paying it forward: Black men in a predominantly latino community / James McKeever
• Chapter 8. The rising tide lifts all boats: Uncovering the experiences of academically successful African American male high school students / Nicole Patrice Allain
• Chapter 9. A case study of mentor-to-mentee program to help African American males graduate from high school / Mary E. Jenkins-Williams and Peter P. Kiriakidis
• Section iii: Mixed methods research
• Chapter 10. Implementing a mentoring program for African American males to improve student satisfaction at a predominantly white institution / Curtis C. Coonrod
• Chapter 11. Conclusion: Mentoring African American male students / Pamela Barber-Freeman
• About the authors.