Download or read book Parent Involvement in Education and College Planning for African American High School Students written by Jennifer Threlfall and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parent involvement is critical for students' success in high school and in accessing college, especially in low-income and minority families. However, many schools have failed to engage low-income African American parents, thereby contributing to a popular narrative of uninvolved and uninterested parents. Traditional models of parent involvement have favored a narrow range of activities undertaken by white and middle class families and do not account for the wider social and cultural context in which parenting occurs. The purpose of this qualitative study was therefore to investigate (1) caregiver and adolescent perceptions of parent involvement in education and college planning for African American high school students, (2) barriers to involvement and resources that are drawn on, and (3) how perceptions of involvement might differ according to gender and family composition. The ultimate goal was to form a culturally and developmentally appropriate conceptualization of parent involvement in education and college planning for low-income African American high school students living in urban communities. In depth interviews were conducted with 24 caregivers and 23 students recruited through a community based college access program. Data was analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Caregivers engaged in many activities that are included in traditional models: parents supported their children's learning at school, at home, and in the community, they built their children's motivation, and they laid a foundation on which learning could occur. Other types of involvement arose from the context in which the participants lived: parents navigated complex systems to gain access to particular schools and they taught their children how to confront discrimination. Barriers to involvement included lack of systemic knowledge, isolation in certain schools, stereotypes of African American families, developmental needs of the child, and time and money. Resources that caregivers drew from included extended family and friends, professional help, religious faith, self-reliance, and familial knowledge. Parent involvement different by gender principally in terms of racial socialization. The complexity and fluidity of the families in which the students lived made patterns of involvement according to family composition more difficult to discern. A conceptualization of parent involvement that incorporates these themes in addition to the individual and societal context is presented. Implications for social work research and practice are discussed.
Download or read book Strengthening the Voice of Arican American Parents written by John Peter Collins and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book African Americans and College Choice written by Kassie Freeman and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acknowledging the disparity between the number of African American high school students who aspire toward higher education and the number who actually attend, this book uncovers factors that influence African American students' decisions regarding college. Kassie Freeman brings new insights to the current body of research on African Americans and higher education by examining the impact that family, school, community, and home have in the decision-making process. She explores specific factors that contribute to a student's predisposition toward higher education, including gender, economics, and high school curriculum, and seeks to bridge the gap in understanding why aspiration does not immediately translate into participation. Educators and policy makers interested in increasing African American students' participation in higher education will benefit from the exploration of this paradox.
Download or read book School Family and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.
Download or read book Living the Legacy of African American Education written by Sheryl J. Croft and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modeled after a little known historical model and based on the research of Vanessa Siddle Walker, Living the Legacy of African American Education: A Model for University and School, describes a sustainable and authentic partnership between a university and its K-12 partners. Designed for school, district leaders, and college instructors this practical guide provides a narrative of how a group of graduate students, a professor and seven school partners planned, executed, and engaged K-12 partners in three major professional development opportunities. This book chronicles a partnership that engaged K-12 leaders in an authentic and mutually beneficial partnership. Designed to be instructive, this book can be used to plan partnerships as well as a serve as a check list to design, maintain, and refine similar partnerships. This book also provides valuable lessons learned at the end of each chapter that can be used as others form K–12 partnerships.
Download or read book Parent Involvement for College bound First generation African American High School Students written by Ramona Denise Hollie-Major and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black Children written by Harriette Pipes McAdoo and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1985-08-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiences and situations unique to black children and their parents are the focus of this comprehensive collection of current empirical research. The editors emphasize that `to be fully functional, (black children) must develop the skills to do well simultaneously in two different cultures, both black and non-black.' The contributors explode many of the myths surrounding the development of black children, and confirm that despite the economic mobility of some blacks, most black children live in an environment that threatens their physical existence. They also show that much of the child development research and literature has viewed black children negatively.
Download or read book Parent and Family Engagement in Higher Education written by Judy Marquez Kiyama and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the role that parents and families play in college students’ lives through their involvement starting with K–12, moving through the transition to college, and then focusing on the college experience itself. The authors broaden the conversation to reflect the actual and diverse array of parents and families that play vital roles in students’ collegiate experiences. Particular attention is paid to: diverse families, including students of color, first-generation college students, and low-income students, an agenda for more inclusive research, theories, and practices with the goal of broadening the conversation to reflect the diverse array of parent and family engagement, and standards, models, and best practices that might be applied more broadly and modified as needed. As a whole, this volume offers an expanded way of thinking about how higher education understands, engages, and serves the needs of parents and families. This is the 6th issue of the 41st volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.
Download or read book Stories Untold College Preparation Through the Experiences of High Achieving Students written by Stacey Price Brown, Ph.D. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges that face African American students seeking a higher education are well documented, but high-performing and gifted students continue to succeed in going to college and thriving once they arrive there. In this study, author Stacey Price Brown, PhD, looks at the educational experience through the eyes of a selection of these students. For them, the college planning process begins in early childhood, and it does not end until high school graduation. Through these students' stories, Brown offers practical recommendations on how to create a culture that promotes the value of higher education. Learn how to help students develop competitive college applications; gain admittance to the college of their choice; set high expectations for themselves; and leverage supportive environments. Designed to help students, parents, and educators, Stories Untold presents the journeys of talented students who have navigated the curves in the long road that leads to college.
Download or read book Promising Practices for Family and Community Involvement during High School written by Lee Shumow and published by IAP. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on family and community connections with education during the high school years. In comparison to the wealth of attention that has been focused on involving parents with schools during the early childhood and elementary school years, less attention has been directed to parents of high school students and fewer educational programs have been developed to forge connections between family, community, students, and educators at the high school level. Researchers have found that family and community have a very significant impact on student achievement and on post secondary attainment despite the considerable decline in parental involvement by high school. Educators know that family and community factors are important for student success in high school while, at the same time, they identify working with families and connecting the curriculum to the community as difficult. Currently, scholars from various fields are involved in conducting research to better understand how schools can best enhance the education of the young through interactions with students’ families and communities. Educational practitioners also are pioneering efforts to involve and serve families as well as to connect with communities in order to enrich the educational environment and enlarge opportunities for students, teachers, families, and community members. This volume, which will be of interest to both researchers and educators, reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the field. The contributors were recruited from diverse fields and workplaces. Chapters are organized into two sections to reflect whether the genesis of the work described is from theory and research or from practice and policy. Chapters originating from theory and research address: adolescent development and family involvement; the role of family and community in extracurricular activity participation; and the evolution of trust relationships in school community partnership development. Chapters originating from practice and policy address: transition to high school, using the community as a “text” for learning; career education partnerships with businesses, post secondary institutions, and community organizations; as well as, state policies and programs that support parental involvement in postsecondary planning.
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 Our Kids written by Robert D. Putnam and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The bestselling author of Bowling Alone offers [an] ... examination of the American Dream in crisis--how and why opportunities for upward mobility are diminishing, jeopardizing the prospects of an ever larger segment of Americans"--
Download or read book American Educational History written by William H. Jeynes and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-01-18 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is an excellent text in the field of U.S. educational history. The author does a great job of linking past events to the current trends and debates in education. I am quite enthusiastic about this book. It is well-written, interesting, accessible, quite balanced in perspective, and comprehensive. It includes sections and details, that I found fascinating – and I think students will too." —Gina Giuliano, University at Albany, SUNY "This book offers a comprehensive and fair account of an American Educational History. The breadth and depth of material presented are vast and compelling." —Rich Milner, Vanderbilt University An up-to-date, contemporary examination of historical trends that have helped shape schools and education in the United States... Key Features: Covers education developments and trends beginning with the Colonial experience through the present day, placing an emphasis on post-World War II issues such as the role of technology, the standards movement, affirmative action, bilingual education, undocumented immigrants, and school choice. Introduces cutting-edge controversies in a way that allows students to consider a variety of viewpoints and develop their own thinking skills Examines the educational history of increasingly important groups in U.S. society, including that of African American women, Native Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans. Intended Audience This core text is designed for undergraduate and graduate courses such as Foundations of Education; Educational History; Introduction to Education; Philosophy of Education; American History; Sociology of Education; Educational Policy; and Educational Reform in the departments of Education, History, and Sociology.
Download or read book Parents as Partners written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Capital as Village Network written by Cherrel M. Miller Dyce and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this study was to examine the processes involved in how African American high school students in a southeastern city of the United States of America prepare for college. The social science research literature is saturated with studies regarding the low college enrollment rates of African American students. Analogously, these same studies have tried to uncover "the reasons" for these devastating low enrollment rates. This study was not centered on "the reasons" why African American students are lagging in enrollment, but it employed the related theoretical and conceptual framework of social capital to examine the mechanisms and agencies in the participants' daily lives that promote precollege preparation. Using an interpretive research paradigm, and building on previous research literature examining precollege preparation, social capital, parental involvement, household transformation, and barriers to school participation, the researcher asked 12 African American students about the role of parental involvement in how they prepared for college. The data revealed that the term parental involvement should be defined more broadly to include kinship and non kinship parental figures. Ultimately, this study uncovered that students utilized a village network model of parental involvement that included the family/community, the church, the school, and extracurricular activities to prepare for college that incorporates the statement "it takes a village to raise a child."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.
Download or read book Parental Involvement in Higher Education written by Katherine Lynk Wartman and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2008-05-02 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helicopter parents have become a recent phenomenon in higher education. Who are these parents and why have they landed on our college campuses? This monograph examines parental involvement in higher education by looking at the history of the relationship between students and institutions and institutional responses to this phenomenon. It explores alternative theoretical frameworks that highlight the benefits of strong parental relationships for today's college students, paying particular attention to the variables of gender, race, and socioeconomic class and how they inform the student-parent relationship. This text concludes with implications for practice and suggestions for policy so that all parents are included in our institutional efforts, not just the ones making all the noise. -- Back cover.
Download or read book African American Students Career and College Readiness written by Jennifer R. Curry and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College and career readiness is essential to promoting the success of all students. Educational and economic changes in today’s society demands well thought out strategies for preparing students to survive academically, socially, and financially in the future. African American students are at a disadvantage in this strategic planning process due to a long history of racism, injustice, and marginalization. African American Students’ Career and College Readiness: The Journey Unraveled explores the historical, legal, and socio-political issues of education affecting African American students and their career and college readiness. Each chapter has been written based on the authors’ experience and passion for the success of students in the African American population. Some of the chapters will appear to be written in a more conversational and idiomatic tone, whereas others are presented in a more erudite format. Each chapter, however, presents a contextual portrayal of the contemporary, and often dysfunctional, pattern of society’s approach to supporting this population. Contributors also present progressive paradigms for future achievements. Through the pages of this book, readers will understand and hopefully appreciate what can be done to promote positive college bound self-efficacy, procurement of resources in the high school to college transition, exposure and access to college possibilities, and implications for practice in school counseling, education leadership, and higher education.
