TY - JOUR
T1 - Black on Both Sides
T2 - Toward an Understanding of the Athletic and Career Aspirations of Black Males who Play Sports
AU - Adeyemo, Adeoye O.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - This article investigates the experiences of Black males who play sports and aspire to achieve athletic and non-athletic careers. In-depth interviews and observations highlight the experiences, beliefs, and aspirations of a group of Black males who play sports in their Chicago neighborhoods and schools. Critical Race Theory, Yosso's communities of cultural wealth, and the athletic/academic paradox frame this study. The research study examines how the experiences of Black male students who play high school football and basketball challenge and conform to the expectations of others in consideration of how they think about academic, educational, and sociocultural goals, interests, and beliefs in U.S. schools and communities. The article concludes with implications for education, policy, and educational outcomes, specifically for Black male students who play sports.
AB - This article investigates the experiences of Black males who play sports and aspire to achieve athletic and non-athletic careers. In-depth interviews and observations highlight the experiences, beliefs, and aspirations of a group of Black males who play sports in their Chicago neighborhoods and schools. Critical Race Theory, Yosso's communities of cultural wealth, and the athletic/academic paradox frame this study. The research study examines how the experiences of Black male students who play high school football and basketball challenge and conform to the expectations of others in consideration of how they think about academic, educational, and sociocultural goals, interests, and beliefs in U.S. schools and communities. The article concludes with implications for education, policy, and educational outcomes, specifically for Black male students who play sports.
KW - academic and athletic engagement
KW - black male high school athletes
KW - black males
KW - communities and schools
KW - identity development
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U2 - 10.1177/01937235221144434
DO - 10.1177/01937235221144434
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85145048909
SN - 0193-7235
VL - 47
SP - 126
EP - 157
JO - Journal of Sport and Social Issues
JF - Journal of Sport and Social Issues
IS - 2
ER -