Narratives of African American mothers and child readiness: reading, writing and racialization.

This qualitative doctoral thesis sought to explore African American parents experiences related to society and parenting in order to provide a counter-narrative to the mainstream narrative that suggests African American parents are ineffective. Five Black females provided the data garnered from semi...

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spelling ndltd-NEU--neu-cj82q316q2021-05-27T05:11:45ZNarratives of African American mothers and child readiness: reading, writing and racialization.This qualitative doctoral thesis sought to explore African American parents experiences related to society and parenting in order to provide a counter-narrative to the mainstream narrative that suggests African American parents are ineffective. Five Black females provided the data garnered from semi-structured interviews framed by critical race theory (CRT). Findings revealed the participants perceived their efforts were successful in readying their children for pre-kindergarten as evidenced by the childrens demonstration of phonemic awareness, numeracy, color recognition, and appropriate social skills. Interestingly, all the participants believed that racism was taught by White parents to their children. Though each participant cited deficit ideologies reflective of elitist, hegemonic enculturation of White supremacist ideologies in U. S. society, the data further reveal that the participants retained their cultural and traditional perspectives associated with oral traditions and an African ethic.http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20248544
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description This qualitative doctoral thesis sought to explore African American parents experiences related to society and parenting in order to provide a counter-narrative to the mainstream narrative that suggests African American parents are ineffective. Five Black females provided the data garnered from semi-structured interviews framed by critical race theory (CRT). Findings revealed the participants perceived their efforts were successful in readying their children for pre-kindergarten as evidenced by the childrens demonstration of phonemic awareness, numeracy, color recognition, and appropriate social skills. Interestingly, all the participants believed that racism was taught by White parents to their children. Though each participant cited deficit ideologies reflective of elitist, hegemonic enculturation of White supremacist ideologies in U. S. society, the data further reveal that the participants retained their cultural and traditional perspectives associated with oral traditions and an African ethic.
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