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Your Voice is My Favorite Sound: Lived Experiences of Royal Sapphires Members and Teachers at Regal Academy

Karikari, LaDreka Angela
http://orcid.org/0009-0005-2076-6067
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1689003384056172

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2023, Doctor of Education , University of Dayton, Educational Administration.
Safety, security, freedom of expression, love, and support are critical components for adolescent youth that encourage growth and development. This study explored how Black girls make sense of their educational experiences while partnering with school staff through the RoyalSapphires program. Children must be in relationships with well- intended caring adults to facilitate adolescent growth and leadership. This study included a focus group with school administrators in charge of the curriculum for the afterschool program; members participated in semi-structured interviews and focus groups with members of RoyalSapphires. The findings suggest that members felt safe with the coordinators of RoyalSapphires, which was critical in sharing and learning through the afterschool program. Additionally, participants enjoyed these curated spaces dedicated to girls being in fellowship with each other. Finally, the time spent with RoyalSapphires was a source of validation and joy at the end of the school day. The program coordinators outlined their intentions to create a welcoming program for members facilitated by adults with their best interests at heart. The themes from this study were instrumental in creating an action plan grounded in creating a curriculum designed with the needs of participants at the forefront and led by a 3–5-member advisor board. The advisory board will seek representatives who are trailblazers in education, business, and leadership domains to create programming to share with middle school administrators to pilot this afterschool curriculum in their location. Using Yosso's (2005) six types of Community of Cultural Wealth as an asset framework when working with students from marginalized backgrounds, the curriculum will be instrumental in creating practical programming relevant to participants while providing assessment throughout the program. Ultimately, this afterschool curriculum seeks to partner with Black girls to enhance their skills through an all-girl environment while introducing valuable topics and activities to spark leadership development for high school and beyond.
Elizabeth Essex, Ph. D. (Committee Chair)
Lauren Mims, Ph. D. (Committee Member)
Matthew Witenstein, Ph. D. (Committee Co-Chair)
115 p.
Academic Guidance Counseling; African American Studies; African Americans; African History; African Literature; African Studies; American History; American Studies; Behavioral Psychology; Black History; Black Studies; Communication; Cultural Anthropology; Cultural Resources Management; Curricula; Curriculum Development; Demographics; Education; Educational Evaluation; Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Educational Sociology; Elementary Education; Experimental Psychology; Experiments; Families and Family Life; Gender; Gender Studies; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration; Inservice Training; Mass Communications; Peace Studies; Political Science; Psychobiology; Psychology; Public Administration; Public Health; Public Health Education; Public Policy; School Administration; School Counseling; Secondary Education; Social Psychology; Social Research; Social Structure; Social Work; Sociology; Womens Studies
Adolescent Black; Afterschool Program; Leadership; Historically marginalized youth; Culturally Responsive Afterschool Curriculum

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  • Karikari, L. A. (2023). Your Voice is My Favorite Sound: Lived Experiences of Royal Sapphires Members and Teachers at Regal Academy [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1689003384056172

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Karikari, LaDreka. Your Voice is My Favorite Sound: Lived Experiences of Royal Sapphires Members and Teachers at Regal Academy. 2023. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1689003384056172.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Karikari, LaDreka. "Your Voice is My Favorite Sound: Lived Experiences of Royal Sapphires Members and Teachers at Regal Academy." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1689003384056172

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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