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Publication Date: 2021
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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.
Descriptors: African Americans, Parent Participation, Parent Attitudes, Parent School Relationship, Racial Bias, Critical Theory, Race, Females, Social Bias, Student Behavior, School Role, Expectation, Discipline, Students with Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, Educational Legislation, Educational Environment, Student Needs
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