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The Educational Let down of Black Girls: Our Story, for Us, by Us
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The Educational Let down of Black Girls: Our Story, for Us, by Us
Yazar:
Hampton, Brittany Michelle, author.
ISBN:
9780438070035
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 electronic resource (49 pages)
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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 57-06M(E).
Advisors: Melina Abdullah Committee members: Karen E. Brown; Lawson Bush; Molly Talcott.
Özet:
This research focuses on the ways in which Black girls navigate through their K-12 education. Microaggressions have long term effects on Black girls, as they journey into adulthood. One might ask: what are microaggressions, and why are they important? Microaggressions are embedded in the fabric of the country we live in. These exist due to how race works in this country and how certain people deal with this alleged "melting pot" we live in -- a myth that sustains white supremacy and thus, anti-Black micro- and macroaggressions.
Black girls are the most underrepresented group in the K-12 education system. I use secondary analysis of qualitative data to outline what has been studied prior to doing my own qualitative research. I have found several studies that examine the K-12 educational system and find it to be flawed in several ways. Black girls are being suspended more, have more disciplinary actions taken against them, and ultimately are falling below average academic standards due to the reasons stated above. Black girls are often left out from the conversations about education reform. These microaggressions effect everyday life for young girls turning into young adults. Black girls in K-12 education are treated as if they don't belong at a young age from their peers in the classroom, to the teacher they look up to, and as they go into their college classrooms. The lack of education for Black girls can be attributed to the decline of resources for Black girls and to teachers not pushing Black girls to excellence through K-12It is a top priority and through this research I address how this can be combated. Black girls have also been criminalized from a very young age. This research conveys the stories of Black girls and their experiences. Black feminist theory exclaims that telling our own stories is the key to our successes. Lastly, I reflect on how we can help Black girls in the future and what a perfect education for a Black girl living in a white supremacist society would look like.
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School code: 0962
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