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The Educational Resilience Of Black Males: An Ecological Analysis Of Inner-City Students, Farris Muhammad
The Educational Resilience Of Black Males: An Ecological Analysis Of Inner-City Students, Farris Muhammad
Georgia Educational Research Association Conference
Black males are often relegated to high poverty schools in inner-cities due to socio-economic status (Task Force on Resilience, 2008). There is a growing concern surrounding the academic achievements of Black males attending inner-city public schools. To this end, a great deal of literature highlights the poor performance of Black males and their challenges faced (Ferguson, 2003; William & Bryan, 2013). Much of the literature insufficiently provide adequate context of the trials incumbent upon these students which dims the light on their resilience. The literature on the educational resilience of Black males in inner-cities is dearth (O’Connor, 1997; Randle, 2012; …