Telling a different story
The effect of parenting on the academic and professional achievement of 24 British-Ghanaian high flyers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12928944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louise Owusu-Kwarteng (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 289-305 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Power and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-7438 • E-ISSN: 1757-7438 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1757743815600292 |
| OpenAlex | W2290244946 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
Research often highlights concerns about the underachievement of Black students in education and, later, within the labour market. However, shortcomings are identifiable with such research. Firstly, achievement levels of all Black students are often homogenised. For example, findings on the achievements of African-Caribbean students are often applied to other Black groups, creating a misleading impression of their different academic outcomes. Secondly, studies seeking to explain low attainment levels of Black students frequently present a pathological picture of Black families in Britain, by assuming that most parents use authoritarian approaches to socialising their children, which hinders educational outcomes. This research aims to challenge these ideas. It analyses the role of parenting in the academic and professional success of 24 high-achieving British-Ghanaians. In doing so, it suggests that not all Black/Ghanaian parents use authoritarian socialisation methods. However, when parents did adopt this approach, it was not necessarily detrimental to children’s educational/professional outcomes
Academic achievement · Authoritarianism · Educational attainment · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
Between Two Cultures
Racism and Education
Educational Failure and Working Class White Children in Britain
Effects of Authoritative Parental Control on Child Behavior
Beyond Parental Control and Authoritarian Parenting Style
Class Practices
Capitals, ethnic identity and educational qualifications
Asian women in higher education
Links between parenting styles, parent–child academic interaction, parent–school interaction, and early academic skills and social behaviors in young children of English-speaking Caribbean immigrants
The Influence of Parenting Style on Adolescent Competence and Substance Use
A Useful Extension of Bourdieu's Conceptual Framework
Ethnicity and Academia
Parenting Style and Youth Outcomes in the UK
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |