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An Environment of Excellence: A Case Study Examining a High-Performing African American Urban School's Learning Climate and Approach to Critical Cultural Care
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Watson-Vandiver, Marcia J.; Wiggan, Greg – Journal of Education, 2021
Studies on urban education and reform often focus on school failure, without exploring the positive impacts of curricula and pedagogy on student achievement. In addition, existing studies often ignore two central components: school learning climates and care. This case study investigates student, teacher, and administrator experiences in a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, African American Students, Educational Environment, Caring
Pedagogy of Empowerment: Student Perspectives on Critical Multicultural Education at a High-Performing African American School
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Wiggan, Greg; Watson-Vandiver, Marcia J. – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2019
Despite decades of education reform, the US school curricula remain virtually unchanged. Multi-billion dollar initiatives such as "No Child Left Behind," "Common Core State Standards," "Race to the Top," and "Every Student Succeeds Act" have not resulted in significant academic gains or curricula change. The…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Student Attitudes, High Achievement, Multicultural Education
Urban School Success: Lessons from a High-Achieving Urban School, and Students' Reactions to Ferguson, Missouri
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Wiggan, Greg; Watson-Vandiver, Marcia J. – Education and Urban Society, 2019
Due to the recent racially motivated killings in Ferguson, Missouri (2014); Staten Island, New York (2014); Cleveland, Ohio (2014); Charleston, South Carolina (2015); Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2016); and Dallas, Texas (2016), racial and ethnic tensions have heightened across the United States. Whereas schools would seem like optimal spaces for…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, High Achievement, Student Reaction
Teaching the Whole Child: The Importance of Culturally Responsiveness, Community Engagement, and Character Development in High Achieving African American Students
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Wiggan, Greg; Watson, Marcia J. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2016
Current research on African American education is saturated with studies on school failure (Collins 2003; Glasser 1969; Irvine 1990; Kozol 2005; MacLeod 1995; Neckerman 2007; Walker and Sprague 1999), rather than investigations that address the processes that "mediate" failure and create success (Bell 2001; Chenoweth 2007, 2009;…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, African American Students, Educational Change, Multicultural Education
Student Achievement for Whom? High-Performing and Still "Playing the Game," the Meaning of School Achievement among High Achieving African American Students
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Wiggan, Greg – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2014
The preponderance of the research on African American students has generally focused on issues of school failure and underperformance. While the literature on high achieving Black students is sparse, very little is known about these students' school experiences and the meanings that they assign to achievement. Using student-based inquiry…
Descriptors: African American Students, High Achievement, Standardized Tests, Grades (Scholastic)
Models of Success, Teacher Quality and Student Disciplinary Infraction: A Critical Analysis of Chicago's Urban Preparatory Academies and Harlem Children's Zone
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Williams, John A., III; Wiggan, Greg – Journal of Educational Issues, 2016
School discipline disparities in U.S. education is accompanied by a litany of literature that focuses on African Americans in low-performing urban schools (Civil Right Project, 2000; Losen, 2011; Mendez & Knoff, 2003; Skiba, Michael, Nardo & Peterson, 2002; Wilson, 2014). Public K-12 institutions in the U.S. report that African Americans…
Descriptors: Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Racial Differences, African American Students
From Opposition to Engagement: Lessons from High Achieving African American Students
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Wiggan, Greg – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2008
Influential research on African American students has examined their school failure in terms of students' opposition to school achievement. Only a few studies have explored school engagement and success among these students, and even fewer have examined the experiences of high achieving black students. This study illustrates the school context and…
Descriptors: African American Students, Extracurricular Activities, High Achievement, Academic Achievement