Reaching Out to African American Parents in an Urban Community

A Community-University Partnership

Bibliographic Data

ID10856397
AuthorsShelia Y Smalley (University of Central Florida), María E Reyes-Blanes (University of Central Florida), María E Reyes‐Blanes (University of Central Florida)
Year2001
Volume36
Issue4
Pages518-533
Publication date2001-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0042-0859 • E-ISSN: 1552-8340
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0042085901364005
OpenAlexW1984754210
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited1

Actively involving African American parents in their children’s education remains one of educators’ greatest challenges. The authors, representing a metropolitan university, developed and implemented parent leadership training (PLT) to assist African American parents in rediscovering their leadership skills to help their children succeed in school. This article describes the impact of PLT on these African American parents in an urban community. Quantitative and qualitative data collected provided evidence that PLT affected participants on four levels: personal, family, school, and community

African american · African-American culture · Medical education · Metropolitan area · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Studies · Medicine · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology

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