The Influence of Social and Cultural Capital on Student Engagement: A Narrative Inquiry of African-American Male Voices in High School

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie Thayer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
African American Male ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital

Examining the Cultural Capital in the Parental Involvement of African American Parents of Disabled High School Students

2022 ◽  
pp. 368-379
Author(s):  
Donovan Griffin-Blake
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
African American Parents ◽  
African American Mothers ◽  
School Students

This chapter explores the value of cultural capital in the parental involvement of African American parents of disabled high school students. The traditional approach of parental involvement is widely implemented across public education. The framework for parental involvement is outdated and racially one-sided, which causes the contributions of African American parents to be devalued by their child's school. This chapter focuses on a qualitative study of five African American mothers of disabled high school students and how they engage with their children's public education. The participants provide narrative examples of their cultural capital and they have used it to help benefit their child's education. This implies the need to revise the image of parental involvement to one that is a more diverse inclusionary model, which will help schools better support the academic achievement of students from culturally and linguistically diverse families.

Academically Successful African American Male Urban High School Students’ Experiences of Mattering to Others at School

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1001400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Tucker ◽  
Andrea Dixon ◽  
Ke'Shana Griddine
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Climate ◽  
African American Males ◽  
African American Male ◽  
Academically Successful ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
School Students ◽  
New Information

Mattering to others has been shown to be a key construct of mental health and wellness. Emerging research links interpersonal mattering and school climate. In this study, the authors use transcendental phenomenology to explore how interpersonal mattering impacts the academic achievement of urban African American males who are academically successful in high school. Implications for the integration of this new information in school counseling are discussed.

Black Lives Matter: Examining an Urban High School STEAM Academy Supporting African American Students, Families, and Communities using a Healing-Centered Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward C. Fletcher Jr. ◽  
Tony Xing Tan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Economically Disadvantaged ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Urban High School ◽  
Comprehensive High School ◽  
Wraparound Services ◽  
Black Lives Matter ◽  
American Black

In this study, we used an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design to examine how an urban high school STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) themed academy—with a 98% African American/Black and 100% economically disadvantaged student population—provided wraparound services to demonstrate care for students, families, and the community. We also studied how their school efforts promoted student engagement. In Phase 1, we collected qualitative data to examine the wraparound supports and philosophies that the school stakeholders (N = 39) used to promote a sense of caring as well as community. In Phase 2, we analyzed quantitative survey data from the African American/Black academy students (N = 177) on their levels of engagement (behavioral, cognitive, and emotional) in the school and compared them to African American/Black students at a comprehensive high school (N = 179). Based on a combination of perspectives of school personnel, school stakeholders, and results from the high school survey of student engagement, we found that the wraparound services provided equitable supports for economically disadvantaged students, was instituted using a healing-centered mindset, and enabled the school personnel and stakeholders to adopt a no excuse disposition. Even further, we found that in comparison to students at the large comprehensive high school, the academy students had statistically and practically significantly higher scores on behavioral engagement (p < .001; d = .58), and statistically significantly higher scores on cognitive engagement (p < .01; d = .31). There was no statistically significant difference in emotional engagement (p = .98). Our findings highlight best practices for ensuring equity for African American/Black high schools in the wake of both the Black Lives Matter movement and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Perceived Teacher Autonomy Support and Self-Determination Skill Expression: Predictors of Student Engagement Among African American High School Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 009579842110091
Author(s):  
Janise S. Parker ◽  
Leandra Parris ◽  
Megan Lau ◽  
Angela Dobbins ◽  
Lauren Shatz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Teacher Autonomy ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female

This study explored how student engagement was related to perceived teacher autonomy support and self-determination skill expression among 145 Grades 9 through 12 African American high school students. First, we examined differences between male and female students’ engagement, perceived teacher autonomy support, and self-determination skill expression. Results indicated that male and female students did not report significant differences in the extent to which they were engaged in class, perceived their teachers as supporting their autonomy, and expressed indicators of self-determination. Second, regression analysis indicated that perceived teacher autonomy support and self-determination skill expression were significant, positive predictors of students’ engagement in class. An additional mediation model demonstrated that self-determination skill expression mediated the relationship between perceived teacher autonomy support and student engagement. Strategies for supporting African American high school students’ autonomy and self-determination skill expression are provided, as well as limitations and directions for future research.

scholarly journals Resiliency and Goals: A Phenomenological Exploration of African American Male Attrition in High School

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwayne Gatson ◽  
Christine Enslin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Males ◽  
African American Male ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Educational Expectations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Opportunity Gaps

This article describes a phenomenological study that explored the lived experiences and perceptions of African American males with high school attrition. Sixteen event dropouts participated in individually taped semi-structured interviews, producing descriptive themes that were analyzed. Results from this study revealed eight major themes of (a) school climate matters, (b) social and emotional skills enhance development, (c) share responsibility of educational expectations, (d) support lacking, (e) engaging at-risk behavior, (f) apathetic view of education, (g) motivation is the education multiplier, and (h) respect is key to graduation. Findings and implications for stakeholders and future research are included that might prove helpful in closing the achievement and opportunity gaps within the African American male demographic.

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