Four Black American Students: Coming of Age in a Multiethnic High School.

Peshkin, Alan; White, Carolyne J.

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ERIC Number: EJ415843

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Publication Date: 1990

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Four Black American Students: Coming of Age in a Multiethnic High School.

Peshkin, Alan; White, Carolyne J.

Teachers College Record, v92 n1 p21-38 Fall 1990

This article focuses on the variety of cultural meanings students articulate when asked about their experiences within the special context of a multiethnic California high school. The article presents excerpts from verbatim accounts in which four Black students, part of a three-year study, describe their worlds in their own words. (IAH)

Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Students, Educational Environment, Ethnicity, Ethnography, High Schools, Participant Observation, Personal Narratives, Racial Discrimination, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Student Reaction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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