Will J Jordan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3964578 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Will J Jordan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Will J |
| FAMILY NAME | Jordan |
| SIGNATURE | JORDAN W J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 161 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Sustainable Teaching
Teacher preparation and performance in high-needs urban schools
High School Reform And Black Male Students
An infusion of federal funding and philanthropic support for high schools has sparked an unprecedented number of educational reforms. Still, few initiatives confront the unique conditions facing Black male students. Despite efforts to reform ineffective schools and foster academic achievement for all students, there continues to be a lingering gap between affluent and poor as well as White and Black subgroups. This article explores the complexiti…
Cultural Issues in Comprehensive School Reform
This article's primary interest is an exploration of the complexities of educational and social conditions encountered by African American males in public schools. It focuses on the ability and effectiveness of comprehensive school reform to overcome the barriers to learning that hinder the urban Black male student, such as concentrated poverty, drug use, and violence. Current trends in comprehensive school reform tend to overlook the importance …
Effects of Information, Guidance, and Actions on Postsecondary Destinations
This study uses National Educational Longitudinal Study data to show that information about higher education, guidance, and essential preparatory actions taken by secondary students influence whether they will attend post-secondary educational institutions (PEIs) within 2 years of high school graduation, and, if so, what types of institutions. The conceptual framework is embedded in research on college choice and talent loss. Talent loss is descr…
How students invest their time outside of school
Black High School Students' Participation in School-Sponsored Sports Activities
Myths abound about the role of sports in schooling, particularly for Black student athletes. The literature affords little guidance on the specific relationship between participation in schoolsponsored sports and various outcomes for Black adolescents. Using a nationally representative sample, this study examines: (a) the effects of sports participation on various school engagement and student self evaluative variables, controlling for important …
The Promise of Desegregation
The debates about African American children's school experiences have grown and progressed steadily since the 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision. The Brown decision provides a useful framework in which to examine how well U.S. public schooling has succeeded in helping African American children develop basic academic skills and in creating environments that foster social competencies for all children. This article focuses on the ques…
Bringing College within Reach
Exploring the Causes of Early Dropout among Race-Ethnic and Gender Groups
This study uses nationally representative high school student data to show raceethnicity and gender differences in reasons for early school dropout and plans for dropouts to resume their education. Factor analyses show that separate reasons for dropping out include school-related, family-related, and job-related causes, as well as influences from peers and residential mobility. White dropouts cited alienation from school more often than either Af…
The Effects of School Context, Structure, and Experiences on African American Males in Middle and High School
James Earl Davis, Will J. Jordan, The Effects of School Context, Structure, and Experiences on African American Males in Middle and High School, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 63, No. 4, Pedagogical and Contextual Issues Affecting African American Males in School and Society (Autumn, 1994), pp. 570-587
The Effects of School Context, Structure, and Experiences on African American Males in Middle and High School
James Earl Davis, Will J. Jordan, The Effects of School Context, Structure, and Experiences on African American Males in Middle and High School, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 63, No. 4, Pedagogical and Contextual Issues Affecting African American Males in School and Society (Autumn, 1994), pp. 570-587
Effects of Information, Guidance, and Actions on Postsecondary Destinations
This study uses National Educational Longitudinal Study data to show that information about higher education, guidance, and essential preparatory actions taken by secondary students influence whether they will attend post-secondary educational institutions (PEIs) within 2 years of high school graduation, and, if so, what types of institutions. The conceptual framework is embedded in research on college choice and talent loss. Talent loss is descr…
Exploring the Causes of Early Dropout among Race-Ethnic and Gender Groups
This study uses nationally representative high school student data to show raceethnicity and gender differences in reasons for early school dropout and plans for dropouts to resume their education. Factor analyses show that separate reasons for dropping out include school-related, family-related, and job-related causes, as well as influences from peers and residential mobility. White dropouts cited alienation from school more often than either Af…
Cultural Issues in Comprehensive School Reform
This article's primary interest is an exploration of the complexities of educational and social conditions encountered by African American males in public schools. It focuses on the ability and effectiveness of comprehensive school reform to overcome the barriers to learning that hinder the urban Black male student, such as concentrated poverty, drug use, and violence. Current trends in comprehensive school reform tend to overlook the importance …
How students invest their time outside of school
Black High School Students' Participation in School-Sponsored Sports Activities
Myths abound about the role of sports in schooling, particularly for Black student athletes. The literature affords little guidance on the specific relationship between participation in schoolsponsored sports and various outcomes for Black adolescents. Using a nationally representative sample, this study examines: (a) the effects of sports participation on various school engagement and student self evaluative variables, controlling for important …
High School Reform And Black Male Students
An infusion of federal funding and philanthropic support for high schools has sparked an unprecedented number of educational reforms. Still, few initiatives confront the unique conditions facing Black male students. Despite efforts to reform ineffective schools and foster academic achievement for all students, there continues to be a lingering gap between affluent and poor as well as White and Black subgroups. This article explores the complexiti…
The Promise of Desegregation
The debates about African American children's school experiences have grown and progressed steadily since the 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision. The Brown decision provides a useful framework in which to examine how well U.S. public schooling has succeeded in helping African American children develop basic academic skills and in creating environments that foster social competencies for all children. This article focuses on the ques…
Teacher preparation and performance in high-needs urban schools
Sustainable Teaching
The Effects of School Context, Structure, and Experiences on African American Males in Middle and High School
James Earl Davis, Will J. Jordan, The Effects of School Context, Structure, and Experiences on African American Males in Middle and High School, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 63, No. 4, Pedagogical and Contextual Issues Affecting African American Males in School and Society (Autumn, 1994), pp. 570-587
The Promise of Desegregation
The debates about African American children's school experiences have grown and progressed steadily since the 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision. The Brown decision provides a useful framework in which to examine how well U.S. public schooling has succeeded in helping African American children develop basic academic skills and in creating environments that foster social competencies for all children. This article focuses on the ques…
Bringing College within Reach
Exploring the Causes of Early Dropout among Race-Ethnic and Gender Groups
This study uses nationally representative high school student data to show raceethnicity and gender differences in reasons for early school dropout and plans for dropouts to resume their education. Factor analyses show that separate reasons for dropping out include school-related, family-related, and job-related causes, as well as influences from peers and residential mobility. White dropouts cited alienation from school more often than either Af…
How students invest their time outside of school
Black High School Students' Participation in School-Sponsored Sports Activities
Myths abound about the role of sports in schooling, particularly for Black student athletes. The literature affords little guidance on the specific relationship between participation in schoolsponsored sports and various outcomes for Black adolescents. Using a nationally representative sample, this study examines: (a) the effects of sports participation on various school engagement and student self evaluative variables, controlling for important …
Effects of Information, Guidance, and Actions on Postsecondary Destinations
This study uses National Educational Longitudinal Study data to show that information about higher education, guidance, and essential preparatory actions taken by secondary students influence whether they will attend post-secondary educational institutions (PEIs) within 2 years of high school graduation, and, if so, what types of institutions. The conceptual framework is embedded in research on college choice and talent loss. Talent loss is descr…
High School Reform And Black Male Students
An infusion of federal funding and philanthropic support for high schools has sparked an unprecedented number of educational reforms. Still, few initiatives confront the unique conditions facing Black male students. Despite efforts to reform ineffective schools and foster academic achievement for all students, there continues to be a lingering gap between affluent and poor as well as White and Black subgroups. This article explores the complexiti…
Cultural Issues in Comprehensive School Reform
This article's primary interest is an exploration of the complexities of educational and social conditions encountered by African American males in public schools. It focuses on the ability and effectiveness of comprehensive school reform to overcome the barriers to learning that hinder the urban Black male student, such as concentrated poverty, drug use, and violence. Current trends in comprehensive school reform tend to overlook the importance …
Teacher preparation and performance in high-needs urban schools
Sustainable Teaching
Sociology (11 works) · Pedagogy (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · School Choice and Performance (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Academic achievement (4 works) · African american (4 works) · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (3 works)