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The Pedagogy of African American Parents: Learning from Educational Excellence in the African American Community
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Watkins, Audrey P. – Current Issues in Education, 2006
This qualitative study of how parents teach their children to excel academically in the African American community seeks to establish the validity of the pedagogical practices of working class African American families by investigating the educational leadership of two families on Chicago's south side. The study acknowledges the significance of…
Descriptors: African American Students, African American Community, Working Class, Parent Participation