Priscilla A Gibson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5942522 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Priscilla A Gibson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Priscilla A |
| FAMILY NAME | Gibson |
| SIGNATURE | GIBSON P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
African American caregivers' resources for support
Use of criminal justice language in personal narratives of out-of-school suspensions
African American Children and Families in Child Welfare
Although the profession of social work is undeniably committed to honoring diversity, even today the variable of “race” remains undervalued in public child welfare. The sociocultural context of Afr
Grandmother Caregiver-in-Chief Continues the Tradition of African American Families
Grandmother caregiving in African American communities is a tradition used across social classes and circumstances of adult children and grandchildren. Yet, in the literature, it is viewed as a strategy used when the well-being of children is in jeopardy, families have low-incomes and limited resources, and parents are experiencing social problems. However, Mrs. Marian Shields Robinson is serving as a grandmother caregiver to the first African Am…
The role of race in the Out-of-school suspensions of black students
An ecological-systems inquiry into racial disproportionalities in out-of-school suspensions from youth, caregiver and educator perspectives
Enough is enough
Caregivers' Moral Narratives of Their African American Children's Out-of-School Suspensions
In this qualitative study, the authors examined the culturally nuanced meanings of out-of-school suspensions for 30 lower income caregivers of African American children suspended from school. Caregivers were invited to describe their experiences of their children's suspensions during in-depth, individual, audiotaped interviews. Caregivers generally valued their children's school success, recognized when their children had misbehaved, and supporte…
The Well-Being of African American Adolescents Within Formal and Informal Adoption Arrangements
This study assessed the well-being of African American adolescents in formal (n = 67) and informal (n = 194) adoption arrangements using Waves I and III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Controlling for demographic and early risk factors, the outcomes of adolescents in the two adoption groups were more similar than different. Adoption type was not a statistically signifi-Investigators gratefully acknowledge sup…
African American Grandmothers
This qualitative study captured the lived experiences of 12 grandmothers who assumed the role of primary caregivers of their grandchildren because the children's parents were not present. The study found that the grandmothers experienced a role shift from grandmothers to new mothers again, which resulted in unanticipated changes in all aspects of their lives
The role of race in the Out-of-school suspensions of black students
Caregivers' Moral Narratives of Their African American Children's Out-of-School Suspensions
In this qualitative study, the authors examined the culturally nuanced meanings of out-of-school suspensions for 30 lower income caregivers of African American children suspended from school. Caregivers were invited to describe their experiences of their children's suspensions during in-depth, individual, audiotaped interviews. Caregivers generally valued their children's school success, recognized when their children had misbehaved, and supporte…
An ecological-systems inquiry into racial disproportionalities in out-of-school suspensions from youth, caregiver and educator perspectives
African American Grandmothers
This qualitative study captured the lived experiences of 12 grandmothers who assumed the role of primary caregivers of their grandchildren because the children's parents were not present. The study found that the grandmothers experienced a role shift from grandmothers to new mothers again, which resulted in unanticipated changes in all aspects of their lives
Use of criminal justice language in personal narratives of out-of-school suspensions
Grandmother Caregiver-in-Chief Continues the Tradition of African American Families
Grandmother caregiving in African American communities is a tradition used across social classes and circumstances of adult children and grandchildren. Yet, in the literature, it is viewed as a strategy used when the well-being of children is in jeopardy, families have low-incomes and limited resources, and parents are experiencing social problems. However, Mrs. Marian Shields Robinson is serving as a grandmother caregiver to the first African Am…
The Well-Being of African American Adolescents Within Formal and Informal Adoption Arrangements
This study assessed the well-being of African American adolescents in formal (n = 67) and informal (n = 194) adoption arrangements using Waves I and III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Controlling for demographic and early risk factors, the outcomes of adolescents in the two adoption groups were more similar than different. Adoption type was not a statistically signifi-Investigators gratefully acknowledge sup…
African American caregivers' resources for support
Enough is enough
African American Grandmothers
This qualitative study captured the lived experiences of 12 grandmothers who assumed the role of primary caregivers of their grandchildren because the children's parents were not present. The study found that the grandmothers experienced a role shift from grandmothers to new mothers again, which resulted in unanticipated changes in all aspects of their lives
The Well-Being of African American Adolescents Within Formal and Informal Adoption Arrangements
This study assessed the well-being of African American adolescents in formal (n = 67) and informal (n = 194) adoption arrangements using Waves I and III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Controlling for demographic and early risk factors, the outcomes of adolescents in the two adoption groups were more similar than different. Adoption type was not a statistically signifi-Investigators gratefully acknowledge sup…
Enough is enough
Caregivers' Moral Narratives of Their African American Children's Out-of-School Suspensions
In this qualitative study, the authors examined the culturally nuanced meanings of out-of-school suspensions for 30 lower income caregivers of African American children suspended from school. Caregivers were invited to describe their experiences of their children's suspensions during in-depth, individual, audiotaped interviews. Caregivers generally valued their children's school success, recognized when their children had misbehaved, and supporte…
African American Children and Families in Child Welfare
Although the profession of social work is undeniably committed to honoring diversity, even today the variable of “race” remains undervalued in public child welfare. The sociocultural context of Afr
Grandmother Caregiver-in-Chief Continues the Tradition of African American Families
Grandmother caregiving in African American communities is a tradition used across social classes and circumstances of adult children and grandchildren. Yet, in the literature, it is viewed as a strategy used when the well-being of children is in jeopardy, families have low-incomes and limited resources, and parents are experiencing social problems. However, Mrs. Marian Shields Robinson is serving as a grandmother caregiver to the first African Am…
The role of race in the Out-of-school suspensions of black students
An ecological-systems inquiry into racial disproportionalities in out-of-school suspensions from youth, caregiver and educator perspectives
Use of criminal justice language in personal narratives of out-of-school suspensions
African American caregivers' resources for support
Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · African american (4 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Education Discipline and Inequality (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works)