"This School Helps a Lot": Personal Agency among Black Youth within a Supportive School Environment

Autor/inn/en	Parker, Janise S.; Marano, Elizabeth; Manson, Delharty; Ruja, Erica; Manigo, Christian; Sarathy, Ashwini; Rees, Brooke; Shin, Erin
Titel	"This School Helps a Lot": Personal Agency among Black Youth within a Supportive School Environment
Quelle	In: Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 54 (2022) 3, S.367-389 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Parker, Janise S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0972
DOI	10.1007/s11256-021-00626-x
Schlagwörter	Blacks; African American Students; Personal Autonomy; Adolescents; Educational Environment; Disadvantaged Youth; Disadvantaged Environment; Student Attitudes; Coping; School Culture; Social Support Groups; Barriers; Student Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Black person; Schwarzer; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Individuelle Autonomie; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Schülerverhalten; Bewältigung; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Studienerfahrung
Abstract	We collected field observation notes, accessed student demographic data, and interviewed sixteen Black high school youth (50% male; M[subscript age] = 16.1) to explore experiences that contributed to their personal agency within a supportive school. Students were recruited from a public academy school that was designed to support youth who are disadvantaged due to environmental and structural barriers. Findings revealed that participants strived to pursue academic goals to create a better life for themselves and their families. Their expression of behaviors and attitudes associated with personal agency (e.g., choice/decision making, self-regulation, self-advocacy, self-efficacy), including their capacity to cope with emotional challenges, helped them in their pursuits. Moreover, the support they received from teachers, family members, peers, and community mentors, as facilitated by school personnel, was integral to their expression of behaviors and attitudes associated with personal agency. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01