A Call for Change in the Public Education System in Nova Scotia

Autor/inn/en	Hamilton-Hinch, Barbara-Ann; McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D.; Harkins, Mary-Jane; Jarvis, Sherry; LeBlanc, John C.
Titel	A Call for Change in the Public Education System in Nova Scotia
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Education, 44 (2021) 1, S.64-92 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1918-5979
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Equal Education; Public Education; Blacks; Academic Achievement; Public Schools; Parent Attitudes; Racial Bias; Social Justice; Academic Persistence; Success; Student School Relationship; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsreform; Öffentliche Erziehung; Black person; Schwarzer; Schulleistung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Elternverhalten; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Erfolg; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Kanada
Abstract	The United Nation's International Decade for People of African Descent and Nova Scotia's Ministry of African Nova Scotian Affairs recognize that students of African descent continue to experience inequities. As previous studies indicate, parents of Black learners identified that many educators lack knowledge and experience in understanding students of African descent. This study explored student achievement from the perspective of parents of children of African descent attending public schools in Nova Scotia. Participants included individual interviews and focus groups with parents from rural and urban areas. Based on Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory framework, a thematic analysis of the data was conducted, a dominant storyline related to the families' experiences in school and subsequent themes emerged: we are treated differently; we don't feel connected; we know there are challenges: the resistance of parents; and we deal with injustices but persevere. These findings provide recommendations to improve the educational success for Black learners. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11