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Academic Disengagement of African American Male Students in Classroom Settings: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Murphy, Sandra A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1693223681767092

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2023, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership , Franklin University, International Institute for Innovative Instruction.
This qualitative descriptive study explored how middle school teachers describe the academic disengagement of African American male students in the City of New York. Student engagement is predicated on the belief that learning improves a consciousness of inquisitiveness, interest, motivation, and inspiration; however, when students' learning is stifled, they become susceptible to boredom and dispassion and are otherwise "disengaged" (Groccia, 2018). Academic disengagement, particularly in adolescence, can have sustained impacts for students by contributing to problematic and detrimental behaviors and misconduct (Henry et al., 2012; Wang & Fredricks, 2014). African American youth have an increased risk of disengagement in education (Verkuyten et al., 2019). This study collected data from 11 New York City middle school teachers and pinpointed five themes: parental involvement, classroom resources, cultural construct, student identity and classroom representation, and student behavior. Transcription was conducted using Trint software. The Braun and Clarke (2021) Thematic Analysis approach helped identify repeated patterns and inform the interpretation of meaning.
Wanda Fernandopulle (Committee Chair)
Donis Toler (Committee Member)
Theodore Caleris (Committee Member)
112 p.
African American Studies; Educational Leadership
Academic disengagement; African American male students; middle school engagement

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  • Murphy, S. A. (2023). Academic Disengagement of African American Male Students in Classroom Settings: A Qualitative Descriptive Study [Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1693223681767092

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Murphy, Sandra. Academic Disengagement of African American Male Students in Classroom Settings: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. 2023. Franklin University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1693223681767092.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Murphy, Sandra. "Academic Disengagement of African American Male Students in Classroom Settings: A Qualitative Descriptive Study." Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1693223681767092

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