ERIC Number: EJ1439454
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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We See You: A Co-Constructed Autoethnography of Black Women Educators Subverting Carcerality in Community with Black Students
Eghosa Obaizamomwan-Hamilton; T. Gertrude Jenkins
Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, v60 n4 p407-424 2024
This study examines the school experiences of Black students and the perceived impact that we (the researchers) as Black women educators have had on these experiences. We conducted a series of focus groups with thirty-four former and current students, all of whom identify as Black. Our questions centered around various aspects of the students' high school experiences, specifically as they related to their reflections on their relationships with Black teachers compared to the school community at large. We found that overall, students reported having positive experiences with us as Black women and often felt humanized in our classes. These findings suggest that Black women educators like us, who use their pedagogy (influenced by their positionality) to subvert carceral and antiblack school policy and culture, employ what we have conceptualized as the Core Tenets of Spiritual Nourishment: (1) a sense of belonging, (2) visibility, (3) room to make mistakes, (4) representation, (5) support navigating the pressures of systemic racism and Black fatigue, (6) safe spaces to unpack traumas and (7) love perceived.
Descriptors: African American Students, Blacks, High School Students, Student Experience, African American Teachers, Educational Environment, Women Faculty, School Culture, Racism, Teacher Role, High School Teachers, Feminism, Culturally Relevant Education, Well Being, Student School Relationship, Coping, Cultural Influences, Student Needs, Caring
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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