ERIC Number: EJ1025188
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 16
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Political Mothering: Latina and African American Mothers in the Struggle for Educational Justice
Fuentes, Emma
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, v44 n3 p304-319 Sep 2013
This article explores the process and impact of women organizing for educational justice in Northern California by documenting the efforts of a committed group of mothers who sought to address the disproportionate underachievement of Latino and African American students within their city's high school. Using a combined methodology of ethnography and participatory action research, this article illustrates the power of converting racial and social identities into a political strategy while constructing new narratives of self.
Descriptors: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Mothers, Social Justice, Equal Education, Disproportionate Representation, Underachievement, Achievement Gap, Urban Schools, High Schools, Ethnography, Participatory Research, Action Research, Social Influences, Racial Factors, Ethnicity, Identification (Psychology), Politics of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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