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Do African American Students Limit Their Own Academic Achievement

Willingham, Bruce R, Jr.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1397234823

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2014, Doctor of Education, Ashland University, College of Education.
This qualitative, phenomenological study provides insight into the perceptions, beliefs, and experiences that six, twelfth grade students held regarding their experiences from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The purpose of this study was to better understand the experiences they lived and to learn about how these students created racial or ethnic identities. I, (a) gained tangible information from six African American students regarding how they might limit their own academic achievement based upon the experiences they have had with teachers, (b) have brought to the forefront the challenges African American students have creating racial identities and how that development can lead to poor academic achievement, and (c) show the need for more awareness and culturally relevant teaching in schools and pre-service teacher preparation. This study adds to the research regarding the (a) blocked opportunities framework, (b) the attitude achievement paradox, (c) the development of ethnic identities, (d) false empathy, (e) expectations of students by parents and teachers, and (f) the self-fulfilling prophecy by attempting to highlight personal experiences of African American students within a particular school district.
Judy Alston, Ph.D. (Committee Co-Chair)
James Olive, Ph.D. (Committee Co-Chair)
Jason Ellis, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
150 p.
African Americans; Education; Pedagogy; Personal Relationships
African Americans; education; relationships; pedagogy; limit; academic achievement; education

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  • Willingham, Jr., B. R. (2014). Do African American Students Limit Their Own Academic Achievement [Doctoral dissertation, Ashland University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1397234823

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Willingham, Jr., Bruce. Do African American Students Limit Their Own Academic Achievement. 2014. Ashland University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1397234823.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Willingham, Jr., Bruce. "Do African American Students Limit Their Own Academic Achievement." Doctoral dissertation, Ashland University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1397234823

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