Narratives of Black males in segregated schools in South Florida
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1048
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Event
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Paper
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
January 2019
Abstract
Integration was once presented as a means to improve the educational experiences of African American students. Yet, since the integration of schools in the United States, African American students— African American male students in particular— continue to lag behind their White counterparts (Howard, 2013; Ladson-Billings, 2007; Noguera, 2012). This narrative inquiry sought to explore the schooling experiences of African American males educated in segregated schools as a means to provide lessons for teachers, scholars, administrators, and policy-makers today. This narrative inquiry presents the “storied lives” (Connelly & Clandinin, 1990) of African American males who attended segregated schools during the era of Jim Crow in South Florida. Findings point to a textured and multi-layered experience in which African Americans valued their segregated schools, yet some believed their schools could have benefited from better resources.
Keywords
Black males, Black schools, African Americans, urban education, Jim Crow, Segregation, qualitative, narrative, South Florida, History of Education
Narratives of Black males in segregated schools in South Florida
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Integration was once presented as a means to improve the educational experiences of African American students. Yet, since the integration of schools in the United States, African American students— African American male students in particular— continue to lag behind their White counterparts (Howard, 2013; Ladson-Billings, 2007; Noguera, 2012). This narrative inquiry sought to explore the schooling experiences of African American males educated in segregated schools as a means to provide lessons for teachers, scholars, administrators, and policy-makers today. This narrative inquiry presents the “storied lives” (Connelly & Clandinin, 1990) of African American males who attended segregated schools during the era of Jim Crow in South Florida. Findings point to a textured and multi-layered experience in which African Americans valued their segregated schools, yet some believed their schools could have benefited from better resources.
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