Preparing the Way
A Qualitative Study of High‐Achieving African American Males and the Role of the Family
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11053264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth I Maton (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, corresponding author), Freeman A Hrabowski (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), Geoffrey L Greif (0000-0001-7620-506X, University of Maryland, Baltimore) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 639-668 |
| Publication date | 1998-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1023/a:1022197006900 |
| PMID | 9772734 |
| OpenAlex | W1517431946 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 37 |
Employed qualitative methods to examine the role of the family in the academic success of very high‐achieving African American males. Findings revealed a complex tapestry of family processes and contexts involved in each youth's journey to outstanding academic achievement. Specifically, the combined importance of parental‐determined academic engagement, strict discipline, nurturance, and community connectedness appeared to counteract potentially negative contextual influences of neighborhood, peers, schools, and society. The qualitative findings tell a multifaceted, rich, and compelling story of the pathways to academic success for Black males, and highlight the need for culture‐specific and ecologically based conceptualization, research, and intervention approaches
Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Health psychology · Public health · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |