Can We Talk? Using Community-Based Participatory Action Research to Build Family and School Partnerships with Families of Color

Autor/inn/en	Yull, Denise; Blitz, Lisa V.; Thompson, Tonia; Murray, Carla
Titel	Can We Talk? Using Community-Based Participatory Action Research to Build Family and School Partnerships with Families of Color
Quelle	In: School Community Journal, 24 (2014) 2, S.9-32 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-308X
Schlagwörter	Action Research; Participatory Research; African American Family; Partnerships in Education; Focus Groups; Middle Class; Critical Theory; Cultural Enrichment; Social Isolation; Racial Discrimination; Stereotypes; Discipline; Interpersonal Competence; Cultural Awareness; Parent School Relationship; Achievement Gap; Parent Participation; Community Involvement; Suspension; Parent Attitudes; Cultural Pluralism; Culturally Relevant Education; Social Integration; Racial Attitudes; Racial Bias; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Forschungstätigkeit; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Mittelschicht; Kritische Theorie; Soziale Isolation; Racial bias; Rassismus; Klischee; Disziplin; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Elternmitwirkung; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Elternverhalten; Kulturpluralismus; Soziale Integration; Rassenfrage; Racial discrimination
Abstract	Research has demonstrated persistent, disproportionally negative educational outcomes for students of color, causing national concern in this area. School personnel increasingly understand the need to engage with parents as educational partners, but parents of color may feel marginalized in these efforts. This paper presents findings from a series of focus groups with middle-class parents of color in a small city in the Northeast United States. Using critical race theory, this research examines the parents' experiences in the community and with the schools. Findings regarding community include lack of cultural enrichment for families of color, isolation in the community, and experiences of colorblind racism and cultural ignorance. School-focused findings include lack of cultural competency in the schools, stereotyping, and racial disproportionality in school discipline. The discussion centers on the school district's strategic plan and the community-university partnership used as a vehicle for responding to these critical concerns. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01