Competition, Conflict, and Coalitions: Black-Latino/a Relations within Institutions of Higher Education

Autor/in	Literte, Patricia E.
Titel	Competition, Conflict, and Coalitions: Black-Latino/a Relations within Institutions of Higher Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Negro Education, 80 (2011) 4, S.477-490 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2984
Schlagwörter	Ethnic Studies; Race; Role Models; Conflict; Conflict Resolution; College Students; Competition; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Racial Relations; Case Studies; State Universities; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Socioeconomic Status; Stereotypes; Trust (Psychology); High Schools; Peace; Educational Strategies; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rasse; Abstammung; Identifikationsfigur; Konflikt; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Collegestudent; Wettkampf; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Staatliche Universität; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Klischee; High school; Oberschule; Frieden; Lehrstrategie; Kalifornien
Abstract	This case study examines Black-Latino/a relations at a public university in California, which has a 31% Black and 40% Latino/a student population. In-depth interviews with students and administrators indicate that Black and Latino/a students do recognize that they share similar educational and socioeconomic obstacles; however, there is little to no Black-Latino/a coalition building because Blacks and Latino/as have been lulled into a false sense of security given their numeric majority on campus. While there is little overt conflict between the two groups, Black-Latino/a relations remain tenuous on campus, as Black-Latino/a tensions in the surrounding community have spilled onto campus, Black and Latino/a students compete against one another for scarce resources, and students of both racial groups tend to stereotype and mistrust one another. This research suggests that high schools and universities can be proactive in easing Black-Latino/a tensions by implementing conflict resolution and peace-building programs, offering ethnic studies courses that emphasize the intertwined histories of Blacks and Latino/as, encouraging administrators and staff to role model positive Black-Latino/a relations, and building relationships with Black-Latino/a political coalitions, which already exist off-campus. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Howard University School of Education. 2900 Van Ness Street NW, Washington, DC 20008. Tel: 202-806-8120; Fax: 202-806-8434; e-mail: journalnegroed@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.journalnegroed.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10