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Publication Date: 2022-Mar
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Giving Voice to Aspirations: Engaging African American Parents with Children with Disabilities
Matute-Chavarria, Monique
Intervention in School and Clinic, v57 n4 p211-218 Mar 2022
African American children and youth are disproportionately represented in special education, school suspensions, expulsion, and the school-to-prison pipeline. Research indicates that increasing the engagement of African American parents in their child's education is an indicator of academic success for African American students. This article discusses ways that schools and educators can engage African American parents with children with disabilities in school through a "parent aspirational meeting" that builds on the aspirations African American parents have for their children while in school and beyond the boundaries of school.
Descriptors: African American Students, Disproportionate Representation, Students with Disabilities, Parent School Relationship, Parent Participation, Aspiration, Race, Critical Theory, Cultural Capital, Cultural Differences, Empowerment, Interpersonal Communication, Meetings, Planning, Program Development, Program Implementation
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Language: English
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