The Power of the Collective: How a Black Parent Group's Initiative Shaped Children's Educational Experiences and Excellence

Autor/inn/en	Rall, Raquel M.; Holman, Alea R.
Titel	The Power of the Collective: How a Black Parent Group's Initiative Shaped Children's Educational Experiences and Excellence
Quelle	In: School Community Journal, 31 (2021) 2, S.181-212 (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-308X
Schlagwörter	Parent Participation; Parent Attitudes; Parent Influence; African American Attitudes; African American Children; African American Students; Middle Class; College Students; Academic Achievement; High Achievement; Advocacy; Empowerment; Educational Experience; Cultural Influences; Family Involvement; Parent Associations; African American Organizations; Expectation; Parent Aspiration; Racial Identification; Self Concept; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Elternverhalten; African Americans; Child; Children; Afroamerikaner; Kind; Kinder; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mittelschicht; Collegestudent; Schulleistung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Bildungserfahrung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Elternvertretung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Elternwille; Selbstkonzept; Kalifornien
Abstract	The authors investigated cultural resourcefulness among seven Black middle-class families who proactively collaborated to ensure their children's academic excellence in a highly racialized suburban community in southern California. Their children achieved high grades and successfully entered and completed higher education at elite U.S. institutions, despite pervasive experiences of racial discrimination in their K-12 years. Parents and their children were interviewed to determine how the parent group contributed to the success of these students. The authors describe three major pathways the families used to maximize and safeguard their children's education: (1) psychologically preparing children to excel in school, (2) reforming schools through collective advocacy to successfully educate Black students, and (3) engaging and empowering other Black parents with key resources and knowledge to help their children succeed. This research presents an exemplary model of self-initiated collective action to strengthen Black youths' and families' educational experiences, particularly when in the extreme racial minority. Implications for theory and practice are addressed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01