ED313456 UD026978
Title: The
Effect of Gender on the Non-Promotion of Black Males.
Author(s): Rowan, Joseph L.
Pages: 15
Publication Date: 1989
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Reports--Research (143)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Illinois
Journal Announcement: RIEAPR1990
Target Audience: Researchers
An analysis
of sex differences in promotion and non-promotion rates in an inner
city public high school in Chicago (Illinois) supports the findings
of national studies on the promotion trends of black students. A
review of the literature reveals the following major trends among
black males: (1) black males tend to avoid intellectual engagement
and competition as a result of racism, peer pressure, and poor acculturation;
(2) young black males display negative attitudes and behavior towards
school as early as fourth grade; (3) students who do not have success
with the educational system are at high risk of dropping out; (4)
low academic achievement among black students quickly results in
non-promotion to the next grade followed by dropping out of school;
and (5) at each grade level, black males are retained at significantly
higher rates than black females. An analysis of promotion and retention
data on 1,427 students who attended an all-black Chicago innercity
high school in June 1989 yields the following results: (1) males
in the 9th and 10th grades were demoted at a rate 35 percent higher
than females; (2) males in the 11th grade were demoted at a rate
nine percent higher than females; and (3) on a school-wide basis,
males were demoted at a rate 16 percent higher than females. Statistical
data are included on two tables. A 10-item bibliography is appended.
(FMW)
Descriptors: *Academic Failure; *Black Students; Females; *Grade
Repetition; High School Students; High Schools; Literature Reviews;
*Males; Racial Bias; *Sex Differences; Statistical Analysis; Student
Attitudes; Student Promotion; *Urban SchoolsIdentifiers: *Illinois
(Chicago)
