"I Do but I Don't": The Search for Identity in Urban African American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Gullan, Rebecca Lakin; Hoffman, Beth Necowitz; Leff, Stephen S.
Titel	"I Do but I Don't": The Search for Identity in Urban African American Adolescents
Quelle	In: Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 8 (2011) 2, S.29-40 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1946-7109
Schlagwörter	African American Students; African American Culture; Adolescents; Teaching Methods; Minority Group Students; Youth; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Socioeconomic Status; Poverty; Neighborhoods; Cultural Context; Urban Areas; Academic Achievement; Ethnicity; Identification (Psychology); Focus Groups; At Risk Students; Surveys; Likert Scales; Citizenship Responsibility + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Armut; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Urban area; Stadtregion; Schulleistung; Ethnizität; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Likert-Skala
Abstract	Achievement of a coherent and strong sense of self is critical to positive academic outcomes for urban minority youth. The present study utilized a mixed-methods approach to explore key aspects of identity development for African American adolescents living in a high-poverty, urban neighborhood. Results suggest that efforts to develop a sense of oneself as an individual and in relation to the world are impeded by mixed messages on African American culture and achievement. Findings are discussed in the context of teaching and working with urban African American adolescents in a way that promotes positive identity development. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education. 3700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. e-mail: journal@gse.upenn.edu; Web site: http://urbanedjournal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10