The Oral Histories of Six African American Males in Their Ecology of Advanced Placement Biology

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Autor/in	Halasa, Katrina Bassam
Titel	The Oral Histories of Six African American Males in Their Ecology of Advanced Placement Biology
Quelle	(2012), (444 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, The University of Akron
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-2674-4005-1
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Biology; Advanced Placement; African Americans; Males; Science Education; Qualitative Research; Oral History; High School Students; Student Attitudes; Graduation; Minority Group Students; Low Income; Urban Schools; Achievement Gap; Disproportionate Representation; Science Careers; Science Achievement; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Gender Differences; Educational Attitudes; Interpersonal Relationship; Team Sports; Race; Student Motivation; Metacognition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Biologie; Afroamerikaner; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Qualitative Forschung; Oral tradition; Mündliche Überlieferung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Abschluss; Graduierung; Niedriglohn; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Mannschaftssport; Rasse; Abstammung; Schulische Motivation; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition
Abstract	The major purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the past in order to understand the complex phenomenon of students engaging in science (Newman, Ridenour, Newman, & DeMarco, 2003) specifically through the oral histories of six self-identified African American males enrolled in a high school Advanced Placement Biology class and the oral histories about events that followed during their post high school experiences. To elucidate an understanding of this phenomenon, this research explored the ecology of African American males' descriptions of their school science, their peer school science community, their lived experiences during and after graduation, and their meso-community (Bronfenbrenner, 1979). Many minority and low-income students are less likely to enroll in rigorous courses during high school (Education Trust, 2006). This study is of utmost importance because capturing the informants' oral histories may improve rigorous science education. Many African American male students are attending urban schools with an ever growing achievement gap among their White counterparts (Norman, Ault, Bentz, & Meskimen, 2001); therefore, they are disengaging in science. As a result, African American males are underrepresented in both science careers and achievements in science (Atwater, 2000; National Science Foundation, 1994). The six oral histories highlighted the ecological factors that affected African American males regarding (1) the impact of their relationship with their mothers, (2) the understanding of personal responsibility, (3) the notion of a scientist, (4) the issue of gender being more of an obstacle than race, (5) the understanding that education is valuable, (6) the interactions and influence of relationships with others on their decisions, (7) the development of integrity through the participation in sports, (8) the ecological neighborhood environment influences an image, (9) the enrollment of Advanced Placement Biology course helped the transition into higher education (10) the issue of race as it surfaced in their ecological environment, (11) the individual's personal effort determines their outcomes, (12) the need for recognition of internal satisfaction, (13) the role of portraying a hero, (14) the ideology of knowing yourself and your limits, (15) the issue of race was prevalent in both personal and public life, and (16) learning is interactive. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10