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Doucet, Fabienne; Kirkland, David E. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2021
In this theoretical article, the authors elaborate a revisited theory of Third Space from a BlackCrit/Afropessimist stance, exploring Black youth ethnic and racial identity formation searching for place and belonging in the context of a raced world. To illustrate their theoretical contributions, the authors draw on empirical research conducted…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Clubs, Haitians, Blacks
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Doucet, Fabienne – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2011
This article examines parent involvement (PI) as a ritual system using Turner's concept of root paradigms. Through a twofold analysis, I argue that the highly ritualized nature of PI practices creates a group identity among mainstream parents and schools that marginalizes diverse families. First, I point out three root paradigms in the ritual…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Immigrants, Educational Practices
Joseph, Carole Berotte; Jenkins-Scott, Jackie – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2010
On Oct. 25 and 26, the authors took part in an unprecedented convening of higher education leaders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Led by the University of Massachusetts Boston, representatives from 40 colleges and universities from across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean gathered with representatives from the Haitian Higher Education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Consortia, Brain Drain
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Doucet, Fabienne – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: This study examines the tactics that Haitian immigrant parents used to negotiate the boundaries around home and school, presenting the possibility that families play an active and deliberate role in creating distance between the worlds of home and school. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: The following…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Foreign Countries, Structured Interviews, Haitians
Glenn, Charles L. – Equity and Choice, 1986
Hispanic, Cape Verdean, and Haitian students, unlike European immigrant children, do not have equal educational opportunity in Massachusetts public schools. Bilingual education alone is insufficient to prepare students for the challenges they must meet in order to take advantage of opportunities available in secondary and higher education. (GC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education
School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT. – 1982
A federally funded program to provide job skills, English language skills, and other support services to Haitian immigrants in Massachusetts and Louisiana is described. The Experiment in International Living and the firm of ACCESS, Inc., worked cooperatively with community organizations to serve a total of 794 Haitians in two areas in the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Community Organizations