The Pedagogy of African American Parents: Learning from Educational Excellence in the African American Community

The Pedagogy of African American Parents: Learning from Educational Excellence in the African American Community

This qualitative study of how parents teach their children to excel academically in the African American community seeks to establish the validity of the pedagogical practices of working class African American families by investigating the educational leadership of two families on Chicago's so...

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Main Author: Audrey P. Watkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona State University 2015-05-01
Series:Current Issues in Education
Online Access:https://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/1599
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spelling doaj-b5a0be240dab490a842fce3fe5ae0da82021-09-02T17:37:11ZengArizona State UniversityCurrent Issues in Education1099-839X2015-05-019The Pedagogy of African American Parents: Learning from Educational Excellence in the African American CommunityAudrey P. Watkins0Western Illinois University This qualitative study of how parents teach their children to excel academically in the African American community seeks to establish the validity of the pedagogical practices of working class African American families by investigating the educational leadership of two families on Chicago's south side. The study acknowledges the significance of non school factors (Schubert, 1986) that contribute to academic success. Parent pedagogical strategies are consistent with research findings on the sponsored independence parent involvement style reported by Clark, (1983). Findings demonstrate the significance of intergenerational educational practices, expectations, experiential motivation, parent advocacy, rituals and other factors. https://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/1599
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