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ERIC Number: EJ1308925
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1361-3324
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Black Families' Resistance to Deficit Positioning: Addressing the Paradox of Black Parent Involvement
Love, Hailey R.; Nyegenye, Sylvia N.; Wilt, Courtney L.; Annamma, Subini A.
Race, Ethnicity and Education, v24 n5 p637-653 2021
Traditional conceptualizations of parent involvement are applied in paradoxical ways to Black families -- schools ostensibly seek families' participation in schooling, while positioning multiply-marginalized Black families as deficient and disregarding their contributions. This article explores the experiences of Black families of Black girls using a Disability Critical Race Theory (DisCrit) framing. Our exploration reveals how Black families experience and resist racism and ableism imbued in traditional conceptualizations of parent involvement grounded in white, middle-class families' norms. We describe ways Black families (1) relocated the problem from Black girls' behavior to schools' expectations and actions; (2) shifted schools' priorities from a focus on disciplining dis/abled Black girls to a focus on their support needs; (3) initiated dialogue to support Black girls; and, (4) assisted Black girls in recognizing, processing, and responding to racism and ableism. Through this discussion, we address ways to reconceptualize parent involvement to center multiply-marginalized Black families' priorities and contributions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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