A critical analysis of first generation black male college students’ perceptions of their preparation for college level mathematics

Author

• Kyla L. Williams

Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2015

Document Type

Dissertation

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Schoorman, Dilys

Abstract

President Obama’s 2014 “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative responds to the continuing educational disparities that the No Child Left Behind Act was intended to have addressed. The preoccupation with standardized testing and accountability over the past decade has revealed evidence of disparities in achievement between Black male students and their White counterparts. Critical Race Theorists have framed these persistent disparities as evidence of the opportunity gap and have advocated culturally responsive pedagogy that would facilitate students’ academic success.

Extent

187 p.

Comments

Includes bibliography.|Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.

Recommended Citation

Williams, Kyla L., "A critical analysis of first generation black male college students’ perceptions of their preparation for college level mathematics" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 1153.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/1153

Identifier

FA00004421

Format

pdf