Nathern S A Okilwa

Biographic Data

ID5942752
NAMENathern S A Okilwa
GIVEN NAMESNathern S A
FAMILY NAMEOkilwa
SIGNATUREOKILWA N S A
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Texas at San Antonio
ORCID0000-0003-1622-3463
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS8
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Reflections on a decade of a school–university partnership

    Nathern S A Okilwa, Bruce G BarnettARTICLEJournal of Educational…2026

    Purpose This study examined the perspectives of graduates of a long-standing partnership between a university school leadership preparation program and a local school district. Design/methodology/approach Two main research questions guided this qualitative study: (1) What are the benefits of participating in a leadership preparation partnership? and (2) What are the challenges of participating in a leadership preparation partnership? Focus groups…

  • A Review of Los Angeles Unified Data Following the OCR Compliance Investigation

    Open AccessCatherine Robert, Nathern S A OkilwaARTICLEEducation and Urban Society2019

    In 2011, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) conducted a compliance review of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to examine the district’s provision of resources and opportunities to schools with predominantly African American students as compared with schools with predominantly White students. The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which LAUSD has responded to OCR findings. Research questions include the following: (a) H…

  • School Discipline Disparity

    Open AccessNathern S A Okilwa, Nathern S Okilwa et al.ARTICLEThe Urban Review2017Cited by: 2References: 37

  • Trayvon Martin

    Martell L Teasley, Jerome H Schiele et al.ARTICLESocial Work2017Cited by: 6References: 5

    To address a critical gap in the social work literature, this article examines the deleterious effects of racial profiling as it pertains to police targeting of male African Americans. The authors use the Trayvon Martin court case to exemplify how racial profiling and black male stigma help perpetuate social inequality and injustice for black men. A racism-centered perspective is examined historically and contemporarily as a theoretical approach …

  • School Choice and Afrocentric Charter Schools

    Open AccessMartell L Teasley, Martell Teasley et al.ARTICLEJournal of African American Studies2016