'Keep That in Mind…You're Gonna Go to College': Family Influence on the College Going Processes of Black and Latino High School Boys
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| Title: | 'Keep That in Mind…You're Gonna Go to College': Family Influence on the College Going Processes of Black and Latino High School Boys |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Carey, Roderick L. |
| Source: | Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education. Dec 2016 48(5):718-742. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 25 |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Grade 11 Secondary Education High Schools |
| Descriptors: | Males, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Social Capital, College Attendance, Academic Aspiration, Urban Schools, Charter Schools, Family Influence, Beliefs, Role, Grade 11, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Social Mobility, Family Role, Educational Practices |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11256-016-0375-8 |
| ISSN: | 0042-0972 |
| Abstract: | This article highlights the voices of two 11th grade boys of color (one Black and one Latino), attending one U.S. urban charter school, as they describe the various ways their families supported their college going efforts. This study finds that these participants were equipped with what the author conceptualizes as "college going familial capital," which describes the rich knowledge, information, inspiration and resources students of color gain from their families (nuclear, extended, and fictive kin), transferred through lessons, values, practices, and beliefs, that serve as rationale, motivation, and support for securing postsecondary educational attainment. College going familial capital was encompassed in the ways the families of participants valued college for economic betterment and emphasized its importance to participants from an early age. College going familial capital was gained when participants assessed the experiences of various family members when they considered the role of college in their own lives. Implications suggest that as educators support the collegiate aspirations of Black and Latino boys, they should consider and employ students' already existing college going familial capital. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 82 |
| Entry Date: | 2016 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1120395 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article highlights the voices of two 11th grade boys of color (one Black and one Latino), attending one U.S. urban charter school, as they describe the various ways their families supported their college going efforts. This study finds that these participants were equipped with what the author conceptualizes as "college going familial capital," which describes the rich knowledge, information, inspiration and resources students of color gain from their families (nuclear, extended, and fictive kin), transferred through lessons, values, practices, and beliefs, that serve as rationale, motivation, and support for securing postsecondary educational attainment. College going familial capital was encompassed in the ways the families of participants valued college for economic betterment and emphasized its importance to participants from an early age. College going familial capital was gained when participants assessed the experiences of various family members when they considered the role of college in their own lives. Implications suggest that as educators support the collegiate aspirations of Black and Latino boys, they should consider and employ students' already existing college going familial capital. |
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| ISSN: | 0042-0972 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11256-016-0375-8 |
