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Recruitment and retention of African American males in high school mathematics

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  1. the University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA

    Sheryl McGlamery (Assistant Professor of Science Education) & Carol T. Taylor Mitchell (Assistant Professor of Science Education)

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She is currently involved in research focused on teacher induction/development with the CADRE project and multicultural issues in science and mathematics education.

Dr. Mitchell is also the Co-Principal Investigator of the Banneker Partnership, an Urban Systemic Program funded by the National Science Foundation. The Partnership focuses on the enrollment and achievement of African American students in mathematics and science. Dr. Mitchell received a Master of Science degree in Chemistry from Southern University and a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education (Chemistry concentration) from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Previously Dr. Mitchell taught chemistry and later became the Supervisor of Science Education for the Omaha Public Schools in Omaha.

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McGlamery, S., Mitchell, C.T.T. Recruitment and retention of African American males in high school mathematics. Journal of African American Men 4, 73–87 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-000-1023-6

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