Language:

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

The School community journal, 2021-10, Vol.31 (2), p.181-212

2021. This work is published under http://www.schoolcommunitynetwork.org/SCJ.aspx (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;ISSN: 1059-308X ;EISSN: 2379-397X

Full text available

Citations Cited by

Actions
1. Add to My Research
2. Remove from My Research
3. E-mail
4. Print
5. Permalink
6. Citation
7. EasyBib
8. EndNote
9. RefWorks
10. Delicious
11. Export RIS
12. Export BibTeX

Title:
The Power of the Collective: How a Black Parent Group's Initiative Shaped Children's Educational Experiences and Excellence
Author: Rail, Raquel M ; Holman, Alea R
Subjects: Academic Achievement ; Advocacy ; African American Attitudes ; African American Children ; African American Organizations ; African American Students ; Black students ; Children ; Collective action ; College Students ; Cultural Influences ; Educational Experience ; Empowerment ; Expectation ; Families & family life ; Family Involvement ; Group identity ; High Achievement ; Higher education ; Middle Class ; Minority & ethnic groups ; Minority groups ; Parent Aspiration ; Parent Associations ; Parent Attitudes ; Parent Influence ; Parent Participation ; Parents & parenting ; Quality of education ; Racial discrimination ; Racial Identification ; Racial identity ; Racism ; Self Concept
Is Part Of: The School community journal, 2021-10, Vol.31 (2), p.181-212
Description: 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.
Publisher: Lincoln: Academic Development Institute
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1059-308X
EISSN: 2379-397X
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
ERIC Full Text Only (Discovery)
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

Back to results list


INSPIRE LIBRARY - TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY	(84-028) 37 755 057	Feedback
19 Nguyen Huu Tho St. Dist.7, HCM	thuvien@tdtu.edu.vn	Feedback

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

2021. This work is published under http://www.schoolcommunitynetwork.org/SCJ.aspx (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;ISSN: 1059-308X ;EISSN: 2379-397X

Searching Remote Databases, Please Wait