A Critical Examination of African-American Youth Athletes in the "Track Series": Lessons about Intraracial Diversity & Bullying Reduction

Autor/in	Hill, K. Dara
Titel	A Critical Examination of African-American Youth Athletes in the "Track Series": Lessons about Intraracial Diversity & Bullying Reduction
Quelle	In: Multicultural Education, 30 (2023) 1-2, S.35-43 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-3844
Schlagwörter	African American Students; Middle School Students; Student Athletes; Adolescent Literature; Track and Field; Student Diversity; Student Experience; Racism; Social Justice; Bullying; Athletic Coaches; Role; Mentors; Urban Schools; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Adolescent; Adolescents; Literature; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; literatur; Athletics; Leichtathletik; Studienerfahrung; Rassismus; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Mobbing; Rollen; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule
Abstract	This article examines the "Track Series", a compilation of four works of contemporary realistic young adult fiction that reflect the diverse experiences of four middle school, African-American elite track runners whose names correspond with the title of each novel: "Ghost" (Reynolds, 2016), "Patina" (Reynolds, 2018a), "Sunny" (Reynolds, 2018b), and "Lu" (Reynolds, 2019). The research questions that guide this examination are: (1) What does the "Track Series" convey about who African-American athletes are and the diversity of the African-American experience? (2) What are the lived experiences of the Defenders that support their understanding of themselves and perspectives of their teammates? (3) What messages does the Track Series convey about prejudice reduction? (4) What messages are conveyed in each story for bullying reduction? and (5) What is the nature of a coach's role in mentoring urban youth toward bullying reduction? (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01