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African American Parents’ Educational Involvement in Urban Schools

Contextualized Strategies for Student Success in Adolescence

Bibliographic Data

ID9733162
AuthorsJ P Huguley (0000-0003-4659-939X, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, corresponding author), Lori Delale-O’connor (0000-0001-8742-6431, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA), Ming-Te Wang (0000-0002-6170-5448, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA), Alyssa K Parr (0000-0001-8901-1483, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
Year2021
Volume50
Issue1
Pages6-16
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x20943199
OpenAlexW3045596826
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited52

Research on parental educational involvement has been organized into three overarching domains—home-based involvement, school-based involvement, and academic socialization. Conventional empirical work in these domains typically centers involvement strategies around White, middle-class experiences rather than examining how optimal parenting approaches vary by race and context. Even fewer studies have explored the manifestations of involvement across these categories in underresourced urban educational settings. In response, the current study draws on the voices of African American parents and their children attending urban public schools to describe the distinct approaches to home-based involvement, school-based involvement, and academic socialization that parents use to ensure a quality education for their children. Findings demonstrate how African American parents engage in racially infused and contextually tailored navigational involvement approaches as they seek to offset the effects of inhibiting educational contexts. Results add ecological nuance and new typologies to how parental involvement in education is conceptualized across the settings

Academic achievement · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Race (biology · Socialization · Sociology · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Family and Disability Support Research · Gender Studies · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works18
Citations per year3,6
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 18

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