Institutional Agents in the Lives of Chagrin Falls Park Youth

Institutional Agents in the Lives of Chagrin Falls Park Youth

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaufman, Alison Taylor
Language:English
Published: Cleveland State University / OhioLINK 2016
Subjects:
Education
Educational Sociology
Institutional Agent
Racial Identity
Place Identity
Local History
Historically Marginalized Youth
Empowerment Institutional Agent
Social Capital
Community Center
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1463428541
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-csu14634285412021-08-03T06:36:39Z Institutional Agents in the Lives of Chagrin Falls Park Youth Kaufman, Alison Taylor Education Educational Sociology Institutional Agent Racial Identity Place Identity Local History Historically Marginalized Youth Empowerment Institutional Agent Social Capital Community Center This qualitative case study researched how adults from a community center and school acted as institutional agents in assisting youth navigating between community and school settings. The research was conducted in the context of Chagrin Falls Park, a historically marginalized community in the Cleveland metropolitan region. The research included semi-structured interviews with eleven participants across three participant categories, including institutional agents from Kenston Local Schools and Chagrin Falls Park Community Center and young adult Kenston graduates. The research explored: (1) the perceptions and roles of institutional agents in how Black youth construct identities, relationships, and navigate between institutional and community spaces within the sociological and historical context of Chagrin Falls Park; (2) how the racial-identity of adults influences their relationship with youth; and (3) whether institutional agents act as empowerment agents, viewing their role as providing access to social capital for Chagrin Falls Park youth and/or working against the tendency of schools to reproduce inequality (Stanton-Salazar, 2010). The research found that adults from both Kenston Local Schools and Chagrin Falls Park Community Center acted as institutional agents in supporting Chagrin Falls Park students, but rarely questioned institutional policies that reproduced inequality. Findings support the importance of adults acting on behalf of historically marginalized youth, and underscore the potential when agents from multiple institutions work together to support youth. 2016-05-19 English text Cleveland State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1463428541 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1463428541 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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topic Education
Educational Sociology
Institutional Agent
Racial Identity
Place Identity
Local History
Historically Marginalized Youth
Empowerment Institutional Agent
Social Capital
Community Center
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Educational Sociology
Institutional Agent
Racial Identity
Place Identity
Local History
Historically Marginalized Youth
Empowerment Institutional Agent
Social Capital
Community Center
Kaufman, Alison Taylor
Institutional Agents in the Lives of Chagrin Falls Park Youth
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