TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract Using a national data set from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study – Birth Cohort, we examined factors associated with approximately 700 young African American boys’ pre-academic skills. The factors examined included (a) family characteristics, behaviors, and beliefs; (b) nonparental care literacy activities; and (c) child health, aggression, and approaches to learning (e.g., curiosity, independence, and persistence). High achieving boys are contrasted with other boys, along the following dimensions: familial, early childhood program, child characteristics and practices and their pre-academic skills, and whether the association was moderated by achievement status. Regression analyses indicated that some aspects of family, preschool, and child characteristics were associated with African American boys’ early outcomes, especially parental caretaking (e.g., bathing and brushing teeth) and approaches to learning (e.g., persistence and attention). Recommendations for educational practices and policies were offered.
VL  - 2
SN  - 978-1-78350-783-2/2051-2317
DO  - 10.1108/S2051-231720140000002020
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2051-231720140000002020
AU  - Iruka Iheoma U.
AU  - Winn Donna-Marie C.
AU  - Harradine Christine
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - High Achieving African American Boys: Factors that Contribute to their Excellence in the Early Years
T2  - African American Male Students in PreK-12 Schools: Informing Research, Policy, and Practice
T3  - Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 27
EP  - 59
Y2  - 2024/05/05
ER  -