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Redefining Intersectionality Theory through the Lens of African American Young Adolescent Girls' Racialized Experiences
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Harrison, Lisa – Youth & Society, 2017
The research presented uses intersectionality theory as a lens to study the racial identity construction of four African American young adolescent girls. The findings suggest that race was largely situated in a Black-White discourse for the girls in the study. When limited information was provided in home, school, and community settings, the…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Racial Identification, Critical Thinking
Communicative Function Use of Preschoolers and Mothers from Differing Racial and Socioeconomic Groups
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Fannin, Danai Kasambira; Barbarin, Oscar A.; Crais, Elizabeth R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
Purpose: This study explores whether communicative function (CF: reasons for communicating) use differs by socioeconomic status (SES), race/ethnicity, or gender among preschoolers and their mothers. Method: Mother-preschooler dyads (N = 95) from the National Center for Early Development and Learning's (2005) study of family and social environments…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Mothers, Interpersonal Communication, Socioeconomic Status
Stereotypes, Images, and Inclination to Discriminatory Action: The White Racial Frame in the Practice of School Leadership
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Toure, Judith; Dorsey, Dana Thompson – Teachers College Record, 2018
Background/Context: Most educators have had little if any preparation in racial literacy, the understanding of social identity related to race and the ability to recognize and negotiate racism. In fact, they may view race as irrelevant. Yet teachers and school leaders hold deep-seated racial ideologies that shape their day-to-day practice and have…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Ethnic Stereotypes, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination
Disabling Juvenile Justice: Engaging the Stories of Incarcerated Young Women of Color with Disabilities
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Annamma, Subini Ancy – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
One of the field's most enduring problems is the overrepresentation of students of color in special education. A less acknowledged challenge is the overrepresentation of students with disabilities in juvenile incarceration. Quantitative studies have documented the overrepresentation of students with disabilities in juvenile justice. Yet,…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Juvenile Justice, Delinquency, Correctional Institutions
Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents. Fourth Edition
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Whitcomb, Sara A.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013
Generally recognized as the standard work in its field, "Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents" provides a comprehensive foundation and guide for conducting conceptually sound, culturally responsive, and ecologically oriented assessments of student social and emotional behavior. It is aimed at graduate…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Behavior Development, Child Development
Algebra for All? The Meanings That Mothers Assign to Participation in an Algebra Class
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Jackson, Kara; Ginsburg, Lynda – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2008
In this paper, we report on a series of algebra classes with a group of low-income, African American mothers of elementary-aged children who had limited and negative formal experiences with algebra. We drew from United States reform-oriented elementary mathematics curricular materials in the classes. The women initially arrived to the class out of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Low Income Groups, African Americans, Mothers