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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
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Literacy 4 Brown Girls: An Explorative Study Centered on the Identity and Literacy of African-American Girls
Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, v15 n1 p74-100 Dec 2020
The academic needs of African-American girls too often are not linked to their intersecting identities. These interlocked identities often go unseen, thus are rarely addressed in K-12 schools. Specifically, their identities are neglected in some of their English Language Arts classrooms through the sole use of hegemonic literary practices. Literacy 4 Brown Girls was implemented at a midwest school for twelve weeks. The purpose of this case study was to explore the ways in which a literacy collaborative, designed with the identities of African-American girls in mind, might impact the identity construction of 12 African-American girls at a local school. Through careful document analysis, findings from this study reveal that African-American girls require school programs that focus on honoring, uplifting, and supporting the construction of their intersecting identities. Not doing so posits that the identities of African-American girls are unimportant and perpetuates their academic neglect and disengagement.
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Racial Bias, Gender Bias, Identification (Psychology), Student Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Literacy Education, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Culturally Relevant Education, Social Bias, Achievement Gap, Poverty, At Risk Students, Grade 5, Writing (Composition), Student Attitudes
AERA SIG: Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research. Tel: 323-343-4393; Web site: http://jultr.online/index.php/jultr
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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