Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Finding The Power Within

Fisher, Natalie Jean
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0604-4357
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1670067841201027

Abstract Details

2022, Doctor of Education , University of Dayton, Educational Leadership.
The enrollment of nonwhite students in public schools is increasing nationwide. The National Center for Education Statistics (2021) predicts that by the fall of 2029, the percentage of students who are white will drop to 44 percent. As a result of an increase in minoritized students, educators need to attend to the needs of their students’ changing demographics. This transformative mixed-methods study was conducted to determine if a support group for African American students could improve their educational experience in a predominantly white school middle school. African American students did not have a formal program or system for social-emotional development in this affluent suburban middle school. They need a support system that can provide a sense of belonging and understanding to ensure the opportunity to be successful in a predominantly white middle school. The results of this study reported the African American support group provided social-emotional education and support (empowerment) for the participants. They found ways to express their feelings regarding issues within the African American community by creating content for WCMS’s advisory curriculum (action).
Davin Carr-Chellman (Committee Chair)
92 p.
African American Studies; African Americans; Black Studies; Education; Minority and Ethnic Groups; Multicultural Education
African American Student Supports Racial Affinity Groups Middle School Support Group Black Student Support Support Group

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Fisher, N. J. (2022). Finding The Power Within [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1670067841201027

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fisher, Natalie. Finding The Power Within. 2022. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1670067841201027.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fisher, Natalie. "Finding The Power Within." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1670067841201027

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

dayton1670067841201027
501
© 2022, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by University of Dayton and OhioLINK.
Release 3.2.12