Beating the Odds: How Single Black Mothers Influence the Educational Success of Their Sons Enrolled in Failing Schools

Autor/inn/en	Robinson, Quintin L.; Werblow, Jacob
Titel	Beating the Odds: How Single Black Mothers Influence the Educational Success of Their Sons Enrolled in Failing Schools
Quelle	In: American Secondary Education, 40 (2012) 2, S.52-66 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-1003
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; African Americans; Males; Mothers; Focus Groups; Grade 11; African American Students; Fatherless Family; Sons; Individual Characteristics; Religious Factors; Case Studies; High School Students; Motivation; Interviews; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Afroamerikaner; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Mother; Mutter; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; African Americans; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Son; Sohn; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; High school; High schools; Oberschule; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kalifornien
Abstract	The academy has given little attention to academically successful Black males and the factors that may lead to their successes. This multiple case study design, however, examined the ways in which single-Black mothers influence the educational success of their sons by focusing on the mothers of academically successful 11th grade Black males. Data for this study came from in-person tape-recorded interviews conducted with each mother followed by a focus group. Results support the existence of common characteristics of these successful single Black mothers and the strategies they use to help their sons beat the odds. Recommendations for school leaders are also given. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Ashland University Dwight Schar College of Education. 229 Dwight Schar Building, 401 College Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805. Tel: 419-289-5273; Web site: http://www.ashland.edu/ase
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10