Middle level students classified as at-risk may benefit from a mentoring relationship to help
them during this transitionary period of adolescence. Prior research findings highlight the …

Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, retention trends indicate that there is a Black
teacher shortage. Research shows that Black teachers' retention rates are often lower than …

Over the past two decades, research on urban schools has focused predominantly on
achievement gaps. However, achievement gaps exist because of gaps in opportunities for …

This phenomenological qualitative study examined a national sample of high-achieving, low-
income middle school students'(N= 24) perspectives of protective factors and processes that …

In Sweden and the other Scandinavian countries children are offered a curricular based
combination of care and teaching before and after compulsory school hours. These leisure …

Theory suggests that African American students benefit from warm and demanding teachers.
This study examines the relation between students' perceptions of 634 teachers' warm …

This qualitative study examined high-achieving urban African American high school
graduates'(N= 5) retrospective appraisal of what K–12 students from high-risk urban areas …

This study tested the conceptual framework of school counseling college‐going culture
(SCCGC) using a national sample of 15,857 high school students from the High School …

School counselors play critical roles in partnerships with faith-based organizations that
provide valuable programs for students with economic challenges. This study evaluated the …

Research focusing on disparities in academic achievement among Black, African American,
and other youth has largely examined differences in quantitative risk and protective factors …