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Impacts On African American Male Adolescents Of Attending A Charter School Led By African American Men, Mekole Pfiffer Wells
Impacts On African American Male Adolescents Of Attending A Charter School Led By African American Men, Mekole Pfiffer Wells
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractThere is a lack of research on African American male adolescents who have progressed socially and academically in charter school systems under the administrative and classroom leadership of African American men. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to gain a deeper understanding of how adolescent African American male students in one U.S. charter school system progress academically and socially under the classroom and administrative guidance of African American men. The research questions addressed how gender focus and cultural representation developed academic equity and propelled these African American male adolescent students socially and academically. Critical race theory was the …
How Naturalized African-Americans Experience Racial Microaggressions In U.S. Federal Agencies, Casimir Yem Bilong
How Naturalized African-Americans Experience Racial Microaggressions In U.S. Federal Agencies, Casimir Yem Bilong
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The Civil Rights Act was enacted more than 5 decades ago, and its provisions forbade discrimination on the basis of race in hiring, promoting, and firing. Yet some researchers argue that racial discrimination issues are still prevalent in the United States. They contend that modern racial discrimination is more covert and takes the form of racial microaggressions, which are subtle conscious or unconscious insults and derogatory attitudes directed towards minorities. Researchers have not fully addressed the prevalence of racial microaggressions in U.S. workplaces, however. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of naturalized African-Americans …