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Author : C. O. Abanogu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Perceptions of School and Work by Black Adolescents and Youths written by C. O. Abanogu and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Reginald Lanier Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Black Adolescents written by Reginald Lanier Jones and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The purpose of this book is to present an overview of the contemporary Black adolescent from social, psychological, economic, educational, medical, historical, and comparative perspectives. Most chapter emphasize how race, socioeconomic status, and environmental factors affect this period of development. Topics discussed include education, unemployment, crime, drug use, and pregnancy as well as other related topics.
Author : Marilyn Wilson Goodwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (141 download)
Download or read book Achievement and Perceptions of School Performance of Black Youth as Related to Conceptual Level and Locus of Control written by Marilyn Wilson Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John F. Rankin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Black Youth Perceptions of Their School Environment written by John F. Rankin and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harry Charalambos Triandis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Job Perceptions Among Black and White Adolescents and the Hardcore Unemployed written by Harry Charalambos Triandis and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Faye Z. Belgrave
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 144190090X
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)
Download or read book African American Girls written by Faye Z. Belgrave and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-07-24 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past 15 years, I have had the opportunityto conduct research and interv- tion programming with African American girls. Several of my graduate students, mostly African American women, pursuing their doctorates in psychology worked closely with me in this work. We have conducted hundreds of literature reviews, read many journal articles and reports, published many papers, and engaged over a thousand African American adolescent girls in a cultural curriculum speci?cally designed for them. This book was written to summarize this work and was c- ceived to be an educational resource for diverse audiences who work with African American girls including: (1) researchers who conduct research and intervention programming; (2) professionals who work with African American adolescent girls such as teachers, social workers, prevention specialists, therapists and counselors, and mental health workers; and (3) a general audience of persons with an interest in African American adolescent female’s well-being and developmentsuch as parents, community leaders, girl’s group leaders (i. e. , Girl Scout leaders), and church and spiritual leaders. This book is both descriptive and practical. Each chapter covers the most current literature on African American adolescent girls, and reviews and discusses ways in which they are similar to and unique from girls in other ethnic groups and from African American boys. An understanding of who they are and how they function allows us to make recommendations about ways to support these girls and to re- cus and/or strengthen already positive attributes.
Author : Monique C. Better
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (341 download)
Download or read book Perceptions of School Concerns, Efficacy, and Attitudes Toward Education for African-American Adolescents written by Monique C. Better and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hope M. Bland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0761860096
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)
Download or read book School Social Work Services in Federally Funded Programs written by Hope M. Bland and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies the barriers between social work intervention in education and government-funded programs that impact African American students. The chapters approach these issues from a child-centered perspective, which has proven critical in developing positive and sustainable relationships with African American students. As children begin to understand more about their lives and the world around them, they also develop opinions that help them identify who they are as individuals and where they see themselves in the world. From a qualitative research methodology approach, trust has been identified as a fundamental factor and potential barrier among all variables acknowledged. Interviews with ten African American high school and college students were conducted to discuss their perspectives on education, family life, peer interaction, and social work intervention.
Author : Olga M. Welch
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438423802
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Download or read book Standing Outside on the Inside written by Olga M. Welch and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1997-03-20 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when increased emphasis is placed on pre-college preparation of disadvantaged students, the number of African American students entering colleges and universities continues to decline and the achievement gaps between these students and their White peers persist. While many enrichment programs report impressive gains, little research on these programs contains the perspective of the Black students. This book presents the results of a longitudinal study of academic achievement and pre-college enrichment of disadvantaged African American adolescents in two inner-city high schools. Through its presentation and analysis of the students' perceptions of pre-college enrichment seen in relation to their definitions of scholarship and the discussion of findings related to parent and teacher involvement, this book provides fresh perspectives on the school experiences of Black adolescents and offers important insights for those involved in both the development and evaluation of enrichment programs.
Author : Loretta J. Brunious
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780815332350
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (323 download)
Download or read book How Black Disadvantaged Adolescents Socially Construct Reality written by Loretta J. Brunious and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1998 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a pilot study applying Berger and Luckmann's social construction of reality framework, Brunious (Loyola U., Chicago) elicits perceptions about school, popular culture, and mass media from 20 Chicago inner- city black teens. Refuting the still prevalent myth that poor African- American youth suffe
Author : Neva Reece
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (358 download)
Download or read book African American Adolescents' Perceptions of Their Parents and Their School written by Neva Reece and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carla Shedd
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610448529
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Unequal City written by Carla Shedd and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago has long struggled with racial residential segregation, high rates of poverty, and deepening class stratification, and it can be a challenging place for adolescents to grow up. Unequal City examines the ways in which Chicago’s most vulnerable residents navigate their neighborhoods, life opportunities, and encounters with the law. In this pioneering analysis of the intersection of race, place, and opportunity, sociologist and criminal justice expert Carla Shedd illuminates how schools either reinforce or ameliorate the social inequalities that shape the worlds of these adolescents. Shedd draws from an array of data and in-depth interviews with Chicago youth to offer new insight into this understudied group. Focusing on four public high schools with differing student bodies, Shedd reveals how the predominantly low-income African American students at one school encounter obstacles their more affluent, white counterparts on the other side of the city do not face. Teens often travel long distances to attend school which, due to Chicago’s segregated and highly unequal neighborhoods, can involve crossing class, race, and gang lines. As Shedd explains, the disadvantaged teens who traverse these boundaries daily develop a keen “perception of injustice,” or the recognition that their economic and educational opportunities are restricted by their place in the social hierarchy. Adolescents’ worldviews are also influenced by encounters with law enforcement while traveling to school and during school hours. Shedd tracks the rise of metal detectors, surveillance cameras, and pat-downs at certain Chicago schools. Along with police procedures like stop-and-frisk, these prison-like practices lead to distrust of authority and feelings of powerlessness among the adolescents who experience mistreatment either firsthand or vicariously. Shedd finds that the racial composition of the student body profoundly shapes students’ perceptions of injustice. The more diverse a school is, the more likely its students of color will recognize whether they are subject to discriminatory treatment. By contrast, African American and Hispanic youth whose schools and neighborhoods are both highly segregated and highly policed are less likely to understand their individual and group disadvantage due to their lack of exposure to youth of differing backgrounds.
Author : Nadine M. Finigan-Carr
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1498767079
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (987 download)
Download or read book Linking Health and Education for African American Students' Success written by Nadine M. Finigan-Carr and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The linkages between a student’s health and a student’s ability to learn have been well established. Children who are sick stay home; and, children at home cannot learn if they are not in school leading to increased dropout rates among other educational outcomes. However, an understanding of this concept is just the beginning of understanding how education and public health are inextricably linked. In light of this, Linking Health and Education for African American Students’ Success examines health disparities and education inequities simultaneously and moves beyond a basic understanding of health and education in K-12 school programs. The structural inequalities which lead to reduced academic attainment mirror the social determinants of health. Education is one of the most powerful determinants of health, and disparities in educational achievement as a result of structural inequalities closely track disparities in health. These disparities lead to both sub-standard healthcare and reduced academic attainment among children from underserved minorities in the United States, especially African Americans. This book discusses how this may result in children with poorer mental health outcomes; higher school dropout rates; increased risks of arrests and incarceration; higher rates of chronic diseases and mortality; and overall diminished opportunities for success, while providing suggestions as to how to address these issues. This results in an insightful read for researchers, academics and practitioners in the fields of healthcare and education.
Author : Dana Michelle Harley
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (756 download)
Download or read book Perceptions of Hope and Hopelessness Among Low-income African American Adolescents written by Dana Michelle Harley and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: In 2001, African American minors comprised 30 percent of children living below the poverty threshold. High poverty environments tend to intensify feelings of hopelessness, powerlessness, depression, and high levels of stress among such youth. Yet, few studies have examined the perceptions of hope and hopelessness among poor African American adolescents. Furthermore, children and adolescents have not historically co-constructed research. This study explores the constructs of hope and hopelessness from the viewpoint of research participants utilizing photographs taken by research participants and in-depth interviews. The following questions guided the research study: a) How do low-income African American adolescents perceive and experience hope? b) How do low-income African American adolescents think about goals, future orientation and hope? c) How do low-income African American adolescents experience and perceive hopelessness? In-depth interviews were conducted and photographs representing hope and hopelessness were taken by 16 African American adolescents ages 13-17. Constant comparative analysis was employed to analyze interviews and photographs. Qualitative analysis software Nvivo9 was utilized to assist in data reduction and for the generation of themes across the data. The use of photovoice with such populations offers unique perspectives and allows for expression of sensitive topics. The analyses yielded important information about how hope and hopelessness are experienced and perceived in the everyday lives of the youth. Hope generated five themes including caring connections, spirituality, education, "basic needs," and "gonna make it mentality." Perceptions of hopelessness were connected to negative attitudes and beliefs, external constraints, negative behaviors, and deleterious environmental conditions. This study reshapes the constructs of hope and hopelessness beyond the cognitive process related to goal attainment. It provides specific factors that promote hope and factors that impinge upon hope in low-income African American adolescents. This study also gives new insight to culturally relevant ways in which hope is defined and maintained among African American adolescents. This study highlights the use of culturally sensitive research methods with populations that have been historically understudied and marginalized. Findings from the study provide important implications for social work practitioners, researchers, and educators in understanding the perceptions of children and adolescents.
Author : Loretta Brunious
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351226924
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)
Download or read book Constructing Social Reality written by Loretta Brunious and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how black children who grow up in an impoverished environment construct their social reality, and why this process is a particulary critical factor in their perception and creation of self. It argues that black disadvantaged children develop a lifestyle and adopt values based on an identity grounded in racism, inequality, violence and poverty. "Constructing Social Relaity: Self Portraits of poor Black Adolescents" makes a valuable contribution to the scholarship by investigating the phenomena of poverty from cognitive, linguistic, and experiential persepctives in the lives of disadvantaged black adolescents.
Author : Stanley F. Battle
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780866565547
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (655 download)
Download or read book The Black Adolescent Parent written by Stanley F. Battle and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain valuable insights into the special needs of black adolescent parents through informative discussions on legal considerations, clinical perceptions, sexuality, attitudinal factors, services available, and much more.
Author : Christopher Jencks
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815746119
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (461 download)
Download or read book The Black-White Test Score Gap written by Christopher Jencks and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " The test score gap between blacks and whites—on vocabulary, reading, and math tests, as well as on tests that claim to measure scholastic aptitude and intelligence--is large enough to have far-reaching social and economic consequences. In their introduction to this book, Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips argue that eliminating the disparity would dramatically reduce economic and educational inequality between blacks and whites. Indeed, they think that closing the gap would do more to promote racial equality than any other strategy now under serious discussion. The book offers a comprehensive look at the factors that contribute to the test score gap and discusses options for substantially reducing it. Although significant attempts have been made over the past three decades to shrink the test score gap, including increased funding for predominantly black schools, desegregation of southern schools, and programs to alleviate poverty, the median black American still scores below 75 percent of American whites on most standardized tests. The book brings together recent evidence on some of the most controversial and puzzling aspects of the test score debate, including the role of test bias, heredity, and family background. It also looks at how and why the gap has changed over the past generation, reviews the educational, psychological, and cultural explanations for the gap, and analyzes its educational and economic consequences. The authors demonstrate that traditional explanations account for only a small part of the black-white test score gap. They argue that this is partly because traditional explanations have put too much emphasis on racial disparities in economic resources, both in homes and in schools, and on demographic factors like family structure. They say that successful theories will put more emphasis on psychological and cultural factors, such as the way black and white parents teach their children to deal with things they do not know or understand, and the way black and white children respond to the same classroom experiences. Finally, they call for large-scale experiments to determine the effects of schools' racial mix, class size, ability grouping, and other policies. In addition to the editors, the contributors include Claude Steele, Ronald Ferguson, William G. Bowen, Philip Cook, and William Julius Wilson. "
