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Publication Date: 2021
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No Choice Is the "Right" Choice: Black Parents' Educational Decision-Making in Their Search for a "Good" School
Posey-Maddox, Linn; McKinney de Royston, Maxine; Holman, Alea R.; Rall, Raquel M.; Johnson, Rachel A.
Harvard Educational Review, v91 n1 p38-61 Spr 2021
In this article, Linn Posey-Maddox, Maxine McKinney de Royston, Alea R. Holman, Raquel M. Rall, and Rachel A. Johnson examine Black parents' educational decision-making in the racial and educational contexts of predominantly white suburban districts, majority-Black urban schools with an Afrocentric focus, and racially diverse urban public and private schools. Undertaking a qualitative meta-analysis, they ask, How and why is anti-Black racism salient in Black parents' educational decision-making around schooling? Their findings reveal that race and anti-Black racism are central to Black parents' school choice decisions. Specifically, they shape the trade-offs parents made in choosing a school for their child(ren), their ongoing risk assessments regarding the potential for racialized harm in their child(ren)'s schooling, and their continuous decision-making about whether to keep their child enrolled or move them to a different school. Regardless of geography, school type, grade level, and/or social class, race and anti-Black racism shape Black parents' educational decision-making as they work to ensure that their child(ren) receive a high-quality education within highly racialized schooling contexts.
Descriptors: African Americans, Parent Role, Decision Making, School Choice, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Ethnic Diversity, Public Schools, Private Schools, Racial Composition, Racial Bias, African American Students, Institutional Characteristics, Instructional Program Divisions, Social Class, Geographic Location, Access to Education, Educational Quality, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Educational Environment, Experience, Risk Assessment
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Language: English
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