scholarly journals Perceptions of peer group interactions on self-efficacy and academic identity of African-American students in advanced placement classes.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinisha Taylor
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Advanced Placement ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Academic Identity ◽  
Group Interactions ◽  
American Students ◽  
Advanced Placement Classes

scholarly journals Teachers' beliefs about ability to engage African-American students and identify for advanced placement through the lens of the Ohio State Teacher Efficacy Survey and the Rand Measure

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Eric C. Sr. Greely
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Teacher Efficacy ◽  
Advanced Placement ◽  
African American Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
American Students ◽  
American Children ◽  
Advanced Placement Classes

A fundamental right of American children is to have equal opportunities to obtain a quality education regardless of race, class, or economic status. College graduates are less likely to live in poverty and more likely to have greater earning potential. High school students enrolling in rigorous coursework, like Advanced Placement classes, are better prepared for college. Using the instruments of the Ohio Teacher Efficacy Survey and the Rand Measure, this study found that having a rigorous curriculum and avoiding deficit thinking matters in recommending African-American students' to Advanced Placement classes. Race and ethnicity should not be used as a limitation. Educators must recognize the diversity that each student contributes to the classroom. Additionally, this research revealed that what high school teachers believe about their students' capabilities does influence the success of the students. Teachers who teach Advanced Placement courses have to believe all students can learn, regardless of condition, status, race or economic opportunities.

The School Counselor's Role in Addressing the Advanced Placement Equity and Excellence Gap for African American Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0001700
Author(s):  
Pamela Davis ◽  
Michael P. Davis ◽  
Jerry A. Mobley
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Advanced Placement ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
African American Students ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Individual Counseling ◽  
National Examination ◽  
American Students ◽  
Excellence Gap

This study describes the collaboration among a school counselor, a school counselor intern, an Advanced Placement Psychology teacher, and a counselor educator to improve African American access to Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and increase success on the AP Psychology national examination. The team initiated a process that recruited African American students into AP Psychology and supported them through group and individual counseling to create an achievement-minded cohort that emphasized peer relationships and academic success.

Culturally Sensitive Instructional Practices for African-American Learners with Disabilities

1992 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary E. Franklin
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Instructional Practices ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
American Students ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
African American Learners

This article discusses the cultural and educational needs of African-American learners with disabilities. Six theoretical assumptions establish some basic suppositions about culturally and linguistically diverse learners and effective instructional practices. A review of the literature describes African-American cultural practices, interests, and cognitive styles; highlights the attitudes, perceptions, and instructional practices of effective teachers of African-American students; and includes patterns of teacher-student and peer-group interactions that promote high academic achievement among African-American learners. Recommendations include organizing teaching, learning, and performance in ways that are compatible with the social structure of African-American students with disabilities.

scholarly journals Differences between African-American and Caucasian students on enrollment influences and barriers in kinesiology-based allied health education programs

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Barfield ◽  
D. C. Cobler ◽  
Eddie T. C. Lam ◽  
James Zhang ◽  
George Chitiyo
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Allied Health Education ◽  
American Students ◽  
Education Enrollment ◽  
Caucasian Students

Kinesiology departments have recently started to offer allied health education programs to attract additional students to teacher education units ( 9 ). Although allied health professions offer increased work opportunities, insufficient enrollment and training of minority students in these academic fields contribute to underrepresentation in the workforce ( 3 ). To improve workforce diversity, kinesiology departments must understand how enrollment influences and barriers differ by race among prospective students. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify differences in allied health education enrollment influences and enrollment barriers between minority and Caucasian students. Participants ( n = 601) consisted of students enrolled in kinesiology-based allied health education programs. Multivariate ANOVA was used to compare group differences in enrollment decision making. “Personal influence,” “career opportunity,” and “physical self-efficacy” were all significantly stronger enrollment influences among African-American students than among Caucasian students, and “social influence,” “experiential opportunity,” “academic preparation,” and “physical self-efficacy” were all perceived as significantly greater barriers compared with Caucasian students. Findings support the need to recruit African-American students through sport and physical education settings and to market program-based experiential opportunities.

What Does It Mean to Be African American? Constructions of Race and Academic Identity in an Urban Public High School

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na’ilah Suad Nasir ◽  
Milbrey W. McLaughlin ◽  
Amina Jones
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
African American Students ◽  
School Context ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Academic Identity ◽  
Public High School ◽  
American Students ◽  
Urban Public High School

In this article, the authors explore variation in the meanings of racial identity for African American students in a predominantly African American urban high school. They view racial identity as both related to membership in a racial group and as fluid and reconstructed in the local school setting. They draw on both survey data and observational data to examine the nature of racial identity meanings for African American students, their relation to academic engagement and achievement, and how they were fostered by the school context. Findings show that students embraced (and were offered differential access to) different meanings of African American racial identity and that these meanings were differentially related to achievement and engagement.

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