In Their Own Words: Erasing Deficits and Exploring What Works to Improve K–12 and Postsecondary Black Male School Achievement. Issue 6 (June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Warren, Chezare A.; Douglas, Ty-Ron M. O.; Howard, Tyrone C.
• Is Part Of: Teachers College record. Volume 118:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 6
• Publication Date: 2016-06
• Subjects: Education -- Periodicals; Enseignement -- Périodiques; Éducation -- Périodiques; Education; Periodicals; 370.5
• DOI: 10.1177/016146811611800607
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-4681

Abstract

This article outlines the imperative for strengths-based research to counter deficit perceptions and perspectives of Black males in contemporary discussions of their school achievement in the United States. The importance of young men of color in shaping research agendas, practice, and public policy is argued followed by a brief overview of the papers featured in the special issue "Erasing the Deficits: My Brother's Keeper and Contemporary Perspectives on Black Male School Achievement."