ERIC Number: EJ920677
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-May
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The Piney Woods School: An Exploration of the Historically Black Boarding School Experience in Shaping Student Achievement, Cultural Esteem, and Collegiate Integration
Alexander-Snow, Mia
Urban Education, v46 n3 p322-341 May 2011
This qualitative case study explores the cultural impact the Piney Woods School, a historically Black independent boarding school, had on the social and academic experiences of four of its graduates in attendance at two traditionally White universities. The article discusses the collegiate experiences of four students: Samantha, Ira, Tony, and Bobby. Though their individual collegiate experiences markedly differ from each other, their experiences reflect overall the historically Black boarding school experience as instrumental in shaping student achievement, cultural esteem, and sense of belonging. Studies that explore the secondary school experience, such as the historically Black boarding school, continue to provide other contexts in which to examine how school environment can negatively or positively influence African American students' achievement in college, particularly at traditionally White colleges and universities. (Contains 3 notes.)
Descriptors: African American Students, Boarding Schools, Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Experience, Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Social Experience, College Attendance, Whites, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Cultural Background, Student School Relationship, Secondary Schools
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Education Level: Higher Education; Secondary Education
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