Academic Success for Students of Color . . . At What Cost? The Importance of School Context at Birch High School

Autor/inn/en	Chambers, Terah T. Venzant; Tabron, Lolita A.
Titel	Academic Success for Students of Color . . . At What Cost? The Importance of School Context at Birch High School
Quelle	In: Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 16 (2013) 4, S.31-44 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1555-4589
DOI	10.1177/0098628313514192
Schlagwörter	African American Students; Females; Principals; High School Students; Academic Achievement; College Readiness; Expectation; Values; Extracurricular Activities; Clubs; Race; Racial Bias; Student Placement; Context Effect; Interpersonal Relationship; Suburban Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Weibliches Geschlecht; Principal; Schulleiter; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Schulleistung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Wertbegriff; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Club; Klub; Rasse; Abstammung; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Schülerpraktikum; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; School; Schools; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schule
Abstract	Kiara, an African American rising freshman, has aspirations to become a medical doctor. She enrolls at Birch High School because of the reputation of the principal, Mr. Brown, whose vision for academic excellence permeates every corner of the school. Kiara graduates from high school with top honors, but realizes her success may have come at a steep price. By using "snapshots" of five critical aspects of the school culture at Birch, this case study invites readers to consider the ways schools may foster academic success for some students of color, but at what cost? (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10