Exploring the Meaning African American Students Ascribe to Their Participation in High School Career Academies and the Challenges They Experience

Autor/inn/en	Fletcher, Edward Charles, Jr.; Cox, E. Daniel
Titel	Exploring the Meaning African American Students Ascribe to Their Participation in High School Career Academies and the Challenges They Experience
Quelle	In: High School Journal, 96 (2012) 1, S.4-19 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1498
DOI	10.1353/hsj.2012.0017
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; African American Students; Minority Group Students; School Activities; Career Academies; Phenomenology; Educational Experience; Student Experience; Student Participation; Time Factors (Learning); Comprehensive Programs; Declining Enrollment; Student Attitudes; Achievement Need; Barriers; Performance Factors; Career Education; Online Surveys; Questionnaires; Interviews; Student Interests; Experiential Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Berufsakademie; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Bildungserfahrung; Studienerfahrung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Gesamtunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Leistungsindikator; Arbeitslehre; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Studieninteresse; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen
Abstract	Despite the historical mission of career academies to expand opportunities and engagement of minority students, particularly African American students, more recent curricular changes in the career academy model have increased the rigor of these types of programs. These new initiatives have undoubtedly resulted in a demographic shift with more White and Asian students participating in career academies while African American and Hispanic student enrollment is drastically decreasing. To that end, the purpose of this study was to explore the meaning African American students ascribed to their participation (or lack thereof) in career academies and the challenges they encountered. As such, the experiences of 15 African American high school students were explored using a phenomenological approach. The following themes were revealed: (a) "Preparation for the Next Level"; (b) "Less Time for School Activities"; (c) "Not Just Going Through the Motions"; and (d) "An Unrealized Connection with Core Academic Subjects". Implications for administrators, guidance counselors, parents, and teachers are articulated. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10