View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Georgia State University Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University Middle and Secondary Education Dissertations Department of Middle and Secondary Education Spring 5-11-2018 RECLAIMING OUR PROMISE: VICTORIOUS NARRATIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES NAVIGATING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON NEXUS Clarice Thomas Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/mse_diss Recommended Citation Thomas, Clarice, "RECLAIMING OUR PROMISE: VICTORIOUS NARRATIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES NAVIGATING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON NEXUS." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2018. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/mse_diss/56 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Middle and Secondary Education at ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Middle and Secondary Education Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ACCEPTANCE This dissertation, RECLAIMING OUR PROMISE: VICTORIOUS NARRATIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES NAVIGATING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON NEXUS, by CLARICE O. THOMAS, was prepared under the direction of the candidate’s Dissertation Advisory Committee. It is accepted by the committee members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree, Doctor of Philosophy, in the College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University. The Dissertation Advisory Committee and the student’s Department Chairperson, as representatives of the faculty, certify that this dissertation has met all standards of excellence and scholarship as determined by the faculty. _________________________________ Nadia Behizadeh, Ph.D. Committee Chair _________________________________ ________________________________ Michelle Zoss, Ph.D.