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Explaining the Achievement Gap of African American Males Relative to Other Student Groups

Adams-King, Lora A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1464786325

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2016, Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership), Youngstown State University, Department of Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.
This research looked at a cumulative, long-standing problem: the academic achievement gap between African American male students relative to other student populations, the reasons for those gaps, including the historical factors, the school-to-prison-pipeline, implications for our society if we allow this problem to continue, and some remedies for this problem. The researcher conducted this study using meta-analysis of existing data. This meta-analytic investigation examined the impact of students’ identification with school and motivation on student achievement. Specifically, this meta-analysis looked at existing research using the Identification with School Inventory and the Academic Motivation Scale in order to understand how these factors impact student achievement, and, more specifically, impact the achievement of African American male students. This study is the first documented to assess which one of these factors demonstrates the largest impact on student achievement. Results and implications for school policy and intervention are discussed.
Karen Larwin, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Parris Baker, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Robert Beebe, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
Karen Becker, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
110 p.
Education; Ethnic Studies
academic achievement, academic motivation, African Americans, Black, identification with school

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  • Adams-King, L. A. (2016). Explaining the Achievement Gap of African American Males Relative to Other Student Groups [Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1464786325

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Adams-King, Lora. Explaining the Achievement Gap of African American Males Relative to Other Student Groups. 2016. Youngstown State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1464786325.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Adams-King, Lora. "Explaining the Achievement Gap of African American Males Relative to Other Student Groups." Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1464786325

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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