The Stories We Tell: How Merit Narratives Undermine Success for Urban Youth

Autor/inn/en	Generett, Gretchen Givens; Olson, Amy M.
Titel	The Stories We Tell: How Merit Narratives Undermine Success for Urban Youth
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 55 (2020) 3, S.394-423 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085918817342
Schlagwörter	Urban Youth; Barriers; Academic Achievement; Teacher Student Relationship; Urban Schools; Individualism; Persistence; Advocacy; Poverty; African American Students; Misconceptions; Disadvantaged Youth; At Risk Students; Personal Narratives; School Social Workers; High School Teachers; High School Students; Professionalism + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; Schulleistung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; School; Schools; Schule; Individualismus; Ausdauer; Sozialanwaltschaft; Armut; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Missverständnis; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Erlebniserzählung; Social work in school; Schulsozialarbeiter; High school; High schools; Teacher; Teachers; Oberschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Professionalität
Abstract	This article looks at the American Dream as a merit narrative to understand how it supports barriers to educational success for educators working to improve the lives of students in urban schools. Hard work/perseverance and individualism are interrogated as components of merit narratives used to sustain the American Dream. We analyze data from six educators who identify as advocates. We conclude that the stories educators tell reify individuals' hard work/perseverance, rather than dispel myths of meritocracy, thereby blaming the lack of success on students' inadequate effort as opposed to schools designed to maintain the status quo. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01