Racial Identity Attitudes and Academic Achievement among At-Risk Black Female Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Hughes, Carolyn; Manns, Nicole N.; Ford, Donna Y.
Titel	Racial Identity Attitudes and Academic Achievement among At-Risk Black Female Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of At-Risk Issues, 15 (2009) 1, S.25-32 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-1608
Schlagwörter	Grade Point Average; World Views; Graduation Rate; Academic Achievement; Child Rearing; Racial Identification; At Risk Persons; African Americans; Adolescents; Ethnicity; Correlation; Poverty; Low Achievement; Pregnancy; Early Parenthood; Attendance Patterns; Prevention; Social Support Groups; Racial Attitudes; Afrocentrism; Cultural Pluralism; Family Influence; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? World view; Weltanschauung; Schulleistung; Kindererziehung; Risikogruppe; Afroamerikaner; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ethnizität; Korrelation; Armut; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Schwangerschaft; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Rassenfrage; Afro-centrisme; Afrozentrismus; Kulturpluralismus; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Racial identity attitudes, a construct proposed as a measure of the world view of Blacks (Cross & Vandiver, 2001), and academic performance of a group of Black females attending a high-poverty, failing high school with a 42% graduation rate were examined. These young women were either pregnant or parenting and attended a parenting support group at their school. Findings revealed that racial identity attitude scores generally were low for participants. In addition, two subscale scores were significantly related to school absence and academic performance. Significant relationships were also found among subscale scores. Findings are discussed in relation to future research and practice in the areas of racial identity attitudes and pregnancy prevention and parenting support programs for at-risk Black female youth. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. Clemson University, 209 Martin Street, Clemson, SC 29631. Tel: 864-56-599; Fax: 864-656-0136; e-mail: ndpc@clemson.edu; Web site: http://www.dropoutprevention.org/ndpcdefault.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10