African Americans in Urban Catholic Schools: Faith, Leadership and Persistence in Pursuit of Educational Opportunity

Autor/in	Green, Paul
Titel	African Americans in Urban Catholic Schools: Faith, Leadership and Persistence in Pursuit of Educational Opportunity
Quelle	In: Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 43 (2011) 3, S.436-464 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0972
DOI	10.1007/s11256-010-0171-9
Schlagwörter	African Americans; Catholic Schools; Catholics; Educational History; Educational Opportunities; Philosophy; Urban Schools; Religion; Academic Persistence; Decision Making; African American Culture; Literacy; African American History; School Choice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Katholische Schule; Katholik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Philosophie; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Choice of school; Schulwahl
Abstract	A review of research on US Catholic education reveals that race is not treated as an important area of analysis like class and gender. Black Catholics are rarely studied in education let alone mainstream writings. This article examines the social and educational history of blacks in the US Catholic Church and the dual reality of inclusion and exclusion within a Church and its schools. This paper focuses on the intersection of the Church and Black Catholic schools as enduring institutions of opportunity for Black families and their communities. This paper unearths the shared values, assumptions and beliefs about African American Catholics quest for literacy. The article uses Black Theology as a frame to explain how the intersections of culture, history and religion influence meaning and educational decision-making. African Americans pursued Catholic education for two reasons. First, they sought to be educated which both advanced their individual freedom but vastly improved their community's economic, social, and political standing. Second, they inserted their own unique cultural and social experiences into Catholic schools which espoused service and academic excellence. Black Catholic schools well-defined values and academic excellence is still viewed by African Americans as places of hope and opportunity for students of color. (Contains 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10