Crucial Support, Vital Aspirations: The College and Career Aspirations of Rural Black and Latinx Middle School Students in a Community- and Youth-Based Leadership Program

Autor/in	Means, Darris R.
Titel	Crucial Support, Vital Aspirations: The College and Career Aspirations of Rural Black and Latinx Middle School Students in a Community- and Youth-Based Leadership Program
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Rural Education, 35 (2019) 1, (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-0670
Schlagwörter	Academic Aspiration; Occupational Aspiration; Rural Schools; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Middle School Students; Youth Programs; Leadership; Youth Leaders; Social Capital; Community Programs; Minority Group Students; Social Networks; Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Jugendsofortprogramm; Führung; Führungsposition; Jugendführer; Jugendleiter; Sozialkapital; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk
Abstract	This qualitative case study explores college and career aspirations of rural Black and Latinx middle school students in a community- and youth-based leadership program and how various forms of social capital help cultivate and sustain the aspirations of students. Data include student focus group interviews with a total of 14 rural Black and Latinx middle school students; interviews with three adults; and documents, including local school board minutes and local newspaper articles over a six-month period. Findings include how students' career and college aspirations were shaped and supported by various social networks, including family members, teachers, and the community- and youth-based organization in which all student participants were members. In addition, students discussed a commitment to family and paying forward the sacrifices of family to motivate their pursuit of aspirations. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Penn State University College of Education, Center on Rural Education and Communities. 310B Rackley Building, University Park, PA 16802. Tel: 814-863-2031; Web site: http://www.jrre.psu.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01