The Efficacy of All-Male Academies: Insights from Critical Race Theory (CRT)

Sex Roles

Volumn 69, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 382-392

  Mitchell, Anthony B ^a   Stewart, James B ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American male achievement; African American males; All male Academies; Critical Race Theory (CRT); Diversity; Racial identity; School Reform; Single gender education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884818042     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-0074-6     Document Type: Article

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