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Hughes, Carolyn; Page, Allison; Ford, Donna Y. – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2011
Cultural dynamics in school may contribute to disaffiliation and inhibited academic performance among diverse student populations (Marx, 2008). We queried 16 special education students in a low-income, ethnically diverse English Language Learner-cluster middle school about their perceptions of the cultural dynamics at their school and the…
Descriptors: Race, Culturally Relevant Education, Academic Achievement, Special Education
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Hughes, Carolyn; Manns, Nicole N.; Ford, Donna Y. – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2009
Racial identity attitudes, a construct proposed as a measure of the world view of Blacks (Cross & Vandiver, 2001), and academic performance of a group of Black females attending a high-poverty, failing high school with a 42% graduation rate were examined. These young women were either pregnant or parenting and attended a parenting support group at…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, World Views, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement