Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Dec 2024 Open Access

Eliminating the Cave Experience: Building the Bridge to Self-Efficacy for Black Males

Candace L. Lynch-Wilkerson

Abstract

The origin of self-efficacy and academic self-efficacy are essential for self-identity and must be pioneered within the public education comprehensive curriculum to enhance academic success for Black male students. If our systems remain stagnant without the promotion of self-efficacy, the Cave Experience for African American males will continue to impact their social-emotional well-being from kindergarten unto adulthood. Black males must gain a deeper understanding of their cultural and historical contributions to promote, preserve, and gain a perspective of what perseverance and progress looks like while embracing high academic self-efficacy standards.

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Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
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2024-12-20
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10.59236/rjv24i1pp8-20
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