Download or read book African American Adolescents Academic and Social Experiences in Two Urban High Schools written by R. Todd Williamson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Standing Outside on the Inside written by Olga M. Welch and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1997-03-20 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when increased emphasis is placed on pre-college preparation of disadvantaged students, the number of African American students entering colleges and universities continues to decline and the achievement gaps between these students and their White peers persist. While many enrichment programs report impressive gains, little research on these programs contains the perspective of the Black students. This book presents the results of a longitudinal study of academic achievement and pre-college enrichment of disadvantaged African American adolescents in two inner-city high schools. Through its presentation and analysis of the students' perceptions of pre-college enrichment seen in relation to their definitions of scholarship and the discussion of findings related to parent and teacher involvement, this book provides fresh perspectives on the school experiences of Black adolescents and offers important insights for those involved in both the development and evaluation of enrichment programs.
Download or read book Black Adolescents written by Reginald Lanier Jones and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The purpose of this book is to present an overview of the contemporary Black adolescent from social, psychological, economic, educational, medical, historical, and comparative perspectives. Most chapter emphasize how race, socioeconomic status, and environmental factors affect this period of development. Topics discussed include education, unemployment, crime, drug use, and pregnancy as well as other related topics.
Download or read book Surmounting All Odds Vol 1 written by Carol Camp Yeakey and published by IAP. This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 in the two volume set about overcoming the odds in African American Education.
Download or read book African American Parents Involvement in Their Adolescent Children s Urban High School Experiences written by Kim V. Rhone and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The myth of low to no African American parent involvement can be attributed, in part, to a perception of their limited presence in schools, especially at the high school level (Barton, Drake, Gustavo-Perez, St. Louis & George, 2004). Often, teachers declare that African American parents' do not care about their children's education (Archer-Banks & Behar-Horenstein, 2008). African American parents counter this stereotype by arguing that schools are unwelcoming spaces (Henderson, Mapp, Johnson, & Davies, 2007). Moreover, scholars suggest that the ways African American families support the academic achievement of their teenage children often go unnoticed by teachers who are more accustomed to middle class approaches to parent involvement (Kim, 2009; Hornby & Lafaele, 2011). Scholarship reveals that both individual and institutional barriers contribute to the perceived lack or low involvement of African American parents in their teenage children's urban high schools. The purpose of this dissertation research is to explore how the parents of African American high school students identify and negotiate the individual and institutional barriers to their active involvement in their teenage children's schools. The guiding research questions reads: How do African American parents identify and negotiate the individual and institutional barriers to their active participation in their adolescent children's urban high schools? This narrative inquiry consists of interviews with twelve African American parents and grandparents across different urban high schools, including public and charter schools, in Philadelphia, PA. Analysis of the interview data reveals three findings: 1) Contrary to common misperceptions, African American parents are involved in their children's education in ways that are consistent with traditional forms of parent involvement; 2) African American parents identify and negotiate barriers to their children's education by way of their culture; and 3) African American parents identify and negotiate barriers to their children's education by choosing to enroll their adolescents in charter schools. These findings are largely consistent with previous studies, and serve to further advance research on African American family involvement with adolescent children in urban high schools. Recommendations for future research and practices offer direction on how to recognize and support African American family involvement.
Download or read book School Counseling for Black Male Student Success in 21st Century Urban Schools written by Malik S. Henfield and published by IAP. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussions and research related to the salience of Black male student needs and development in relation to their general success and well?being is well?documented in many fields. Indeed, many studies have found that healthy masculine identity development is associated with a number of positive outcomes for males in general, including Black males. In school counseling literature, however, this discussion has been relatively absent—particularly regarding those students living in urban contexts. Indeed, research devoted to the study of Black males in the school counseling literature focuses almost exclusively on race and issues associated with its social construction with only cursory, if any, attention given to their masculine identity development as a function of living in urban communities and attending urban schools. Based on this lack of information, it is probably a safe assumption that intentional, systematic, culturally relevant efforts to assist Black males in developing healthy achievement and masculine identities based on their unique personal, social, academic experiences and future career goals are not being applied by school counselors concerned with meeting students’ needs. School counselors are in a unique position, nonetheless, to lend their considerable expertise—insights, training and skills—to improving life outcomes among Black males—a population who are consistently in positions of risk according to a number of quality of life indicators. Without knowledge and awareness of Black males’ masculine identity development in urban areas, coupled with the requisite skills to influence the myriad factors that enhance and impede healthy development in such environments, they are missing out on tremendous opportunities which other professions appear to understand and, quite frankly, seem to take more seriously. As such, this book proposes to accomplish two specific goals: 1. Highlight the plight of Black males with specific emphasis on the ecological components of their lives in relation to current school culture and trends. 2. Encourage school counselors to give more thought to Black male identity development that takes into consideration differential experiences in society as a whole, and schools in particular, as a function of the intersection of their race, as well as their gender. The first rationale for this book, then, is to highlight the plight of Black males with specific emphasis on the ecological components of their lives in relation to current school culture and trends (e.g., standards?based accountability practices) in urban environments. However, I recognize the role of school counselors has never been fully integrated into educational reform programs. As such, their positions are often unregulated and determined by people in positions of power who do not understand their training, job?specific standards and, thus, potential impact on the lives of Black male students. As a result, their vast potential to develop strong interventions designed to address the myriad racial and masculine factors that serve to enhance and impede Black males’ academic achievement is often unrealized. Therefore, the second reason for this special issue is to include the scholarship of professional school counselors and counselor educators with policy change in mind. Scholars will be invited to contribute manuscripts that explore race, masculinity and academic achievement in relation to the role of school counselors. This is designed to encourage school counselors and counselor educators to give more thought to Black male identity development that takes into consideration differential experiences in society as a whole, and schools in particular, as a function of the intersection of their race, as well as their gender.
Download or read book The Multiracial Urban High School written by S. Rosenbloom and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-11-22 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1996-2000, thirty minority teenagers (African American, Chinese American, Puerto Rican American, and Dominican American) were interviewed every year for four years to investigate how their experiences in high school shaped their social relationships.
Download or read book Schools as Radical Sanctuaries written by René Antrop-González and published by IAP. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large, comprehensive urban high schools were designed and constructed with the belief that they could meet the needs of all its students, academic and otherwise. By and large, however, these schools have only done a good job of sorting students for specific jobs in a society based on capitalism and White supremacy. Consequently, students schooled in these large institutions are often sorted depending on how they are situated and/or perceived by institutional agents (i.e. teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, and other staff) along racial/ethnic, class, gender, sexual orientation, and ability lines. The overall result of such structurally and culturally-based discriminatory practices has led to astronomically horrendous dropout/pushout rates among urban youth, particularly those of color who live in poverty. However, in such a sea of despair, there exist islands of hope and miracles. These islands of hope and miracles are constituted of small high schools that have become sanctuaries for their students, their families, and communities of color. Moreover, not only do these school sanctuaries exist, but they have the potential to serve as inspirations to communities that are looking to the small schools initiative as a possible solution to the widespread failure of large, comprehensive high schools to serve their needs. Although much recent small schools research discusses the benefits of smallness, very little of this research demonstrates or acknowledges the various ways in which communities have created small schools that have established the necessary conditions to make them sustainable, culturally relevant, and linked to social justice while greatly impacting the improved academic achievement of their students. Therefore, the focus of this book is to advance the school as radical sanctuary concept as described through the history, curricula, and experiences of urban youth and their teachers in two small urban high schools. This book is important for those educationists who wish to deepen their understanding of small school reform and its implications for urban education.
Download or read book The Experiences of High Achieving African American Students in Urban High Schools written by Danita Anne Thornton and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: There are a number of African American students attending public schools situated within lower income communities who achieve academic success, despite encountering various challenges. The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain insight into the internal and external protective factors that served to mitigate risk in the lives of academically resilient African American students. Moreover, an examination of the process by which these students achieved academic success despite factors that typically place students "at-risk" or "educationally vulnerable" for academic failure was the goal of this research inquiry. Twenty-one graduating seniors across four high schools were interviewed as part of this phenomenological research investigation. Several themes emerged that supported existing literature on academic resilience and African American students. All participants discussed the impact of both internal and external protective factors across home, schools, and communities that led to academic success. In addition, the majority of respondents reported that in their respective schools, education was valued, responsibilities were often shared among others, and positive and supportive relationships were encouraged across students, teachers, and school staff. Furthermore, participants discussed the process of being resilient, specifically encountering various challenges, but working to achieve their academic goals.
Download or read book Blacked Out written by Signithia Fordham and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1996-03-13 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative portrait of student life in an urban high school focuses on the academic success of African-American students, exploring the symbolic role of academic achievement within the Black community and investigating the price students pay for attaining it. Signithia Fordham's richly detailed ethnography reveals a deeply rooted cultural system that favors egalitarianism and group cohesion over the individualistic, competitive demands of academic success and sheds new light on the sources of academic performance. She also details the ways in which the achievements of sucessful African-Americans are "blacked out" of the public imagination and negative images are reflected onto black adolescents. A self-proclaimed "native" anthropologist, she chronicles the struggle of African-American students to construct an identity suitable to themselves, their peers, and their families within an arena of colliding ideals. This long-overdue contribution is of crucial importance to educators, policymakers, and ethnographers.
Download or read book Urban African American Adolescents Transitions to Schools in White Suburbia written by Nancy Parker Seay and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unprecedented number of African American students are transferring from poor-performing schools in racially isolated urban communities to schools in predominantly White and more affluent suburban communities to receive a "good" education. However, upon entering White suburban schools many urban African American students struggle both socially and academically. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore and describe the experiences of forty-eight African American adolescents who had transferred from schools in Detroit to schools in nearby predominantly White suburban communities. Focus groups were conducted in six different schools throughout two suburban Detroit school districts. Analyses from the six schools were combined to create a composite description of these young people's transition experiences. Findings suggested that relationships with teachers and both in-group and out-group peers were essential features of these adolescents' urban to suburban transition experiences. Phenomenological analyses revealed that what the participants experienced was very similar across schools, but how they experienced the transition varied. Using theories of inter-group contact and acculturation as interpretive lenses, study findings suggest that participants' acculturation experiences could be quite fluid and sensitive to the reception context in their new schools. The study concluded with a discussion of implications for schools and future research directions.
Download or read book Studying Academic Achievement related Outcomes Among African American Youth in Two Public High Schools Using a Cross sectional Survey Design written by Charity Brown Griffin and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To improve our understanding of factors that promote academic-achievement-related outcomes among African American youth, many researchers interested in this line of inquiry recruit participants from and collect data in their local schools. The purpose of this methods case study is to discuss the process of conducting school-based research within the context of a cross-sectional survey project exploring the school experiences and associated outcomes of African American youth enrolled in two public high schools. By doing so, this case study will highlight some of the opportunities and challenges associated with school-based research as faced throughout the duration of my research project, including practical issues and lessons learned regarding obtaining district- and school-level approval, participant recruitment, and data collection. This methods case study ends with discussing some important considerations as related to conducting research with youth within the school setting.
Download or read book The Educational Experiences of African American Female Adolescents in a Predominantly White Suburban School District written by Tiffany A. Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative study was conducted to discover, understand, and describe the educational experiences of African-American females within a predominantly White, suburban school district. Attention was given to intra-racial interactions between African-American female students raised in a predominantly White suburb and African-American female students raised in predominantly African-American urban areas. The participants' perceptions of academic experiences, social experiences, race, and school culture were analyzed, interpreted, and verified for accuracy, allowing for a greater understanding of their lived experiences as African-American adolescent females being educated within a predominantly White suburban setting. Practical applications for educators and parents are also included.
Download or read book Educating African American Males written by Olatokunbo S. Fashola and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-03-23 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing unique perspectives from the field, this resource offers multiple perspectives on African American male achievement from top scholars in the field of urban education.
Download or read book Black in School written by Shawn A. Ginwright and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the introduction of an Afrocentric curriculum into an Oakland, California, high school during the 1990s.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Student Engagement written by Amy L. Reschly and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-19 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of the handbook reflects the expanding growth and sophistication in research on student engagement. Editorial scope and coverage are significantly expanded in the new edition, including numerous new chapters that address such topics as child and adolescent well-being, resilience, and social-emotional learning as well as extending student engagement into the realm of college attendance and persistence. In addition to its enhanced focus on student engagement as a means for promoting positive youth development, all original chapters have been extensively revised and updated, including those focusing on such foundational topics related to student engagement as motivation, measurement, high school dropout, school reform, and families. Key areas of coverage include: Demography and structural barriers to student engagement. Developmental and social contexts of student engagement. Student engagement and resilience. Engaging students through effective academic instruction and classroom management. Social-emotional learning and student mental health and physical well-being. Student engagement across the globe, languages, and cultures. The second edition of the Handbook of Research on Student Engagement is the definitive resource for researchers, scientist-practitioners and clinicians as well as graduate students in such varied fields as clinical child and school psychology, social work, public health, educational psychology, teaching and teacher education, educational policy, and all interrelated disciplines.
Download or read book A Second Chance written by Traci M. Cohen Dennis and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many urban school districts in the United States now offer students nontraditional placement options. The alternative school is an option for students who have dropped out of the traditional high school, have academic or behavioral challenges or have been expelled. As African American students in urban school districts are currently overrepresented in alternative schools, the problem this study addressed was the need to better understand the lived experiences of African American students in these settings. The study specifically focused on 18-24-year-old students and examined how their perceptions of the school environment, their educational opportunities and their teachers impacted their achievement, motivation and educational outcomes. To capture diverse perspectives, participants were selected from two alternative schools in a large urban school district in the Northeast region. Data were collected through one on one and focus group interviews, classroom observations and field notes. Through an examination of the lived experiences and perceptions of African American students in these settings, the researcher endeavored to understand whether alternative high schools are meeting African American students' educational needs. The research questions that were examined are: (1) How do African American students in urban secondary alternative schools describe their lived experiences related to success, empowerment and motivation, (2) How do African American students in urban secondary alternative schools perceive the environment/culture and the educational opportunities available to them, and (3) How do African American students in urban secondary alternative schools describe the teachers who push them to excel and succeed? The six emerging themes from this study were: a) maturity and self-advocacy; b) a better opportunity/a positive climate; c) feeling respected and heard; d) it takes a village; e) relevant and rigorous instruction; and f) absence of discontinuity. Study participants reported that caring and supportive relationships with teachers, staff and administrators, a positive school climate and multiple options and resources in alternative schools have helped them to overcome challenges that they face. The participants also noted culturally responsive teaching, school cohesion and cultural congruity as factors which contribute to their motivation and success and keep them on track to graduate despite obstacles that they encounter.
