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Title: 'I'll Do Some Soul Searching': Navigating a Black Student-Teacher Relationship within the Sociopolitical Terrain of Urban Science Education
Language: English
Authors: Katherine Wade-Jaimes (ORCID 0000-0001-9392-0946), Natalie King (ORCID 0000-0002-4465-1409)
Source: Urban Education. 2025 60(10):2800-2837.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 38
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Elementary Education
Grade 7
Descriptors: African American Teachers, African American Students, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Science Education, Urban Education, Grade 7, Test Coaching, Science Fairs, Equal Education, Teacher Placement
DOI: 10.1177/00420859241293079
ISSN: 0042-0859
1552-8340
Abstract: Using a multitiered framework, embedded in anti-Blackness, this qualitative case study centers a Black woman teacher and Black girl who were subjugated to multiple layers of oppression in a middle school science classroom. Findings revealed that systemic pressures, like standardized testing and school choice, hindered genuine learning. The teacher-participant felt compelled to prioritize test preparation over holistic education and noted how the science fair exacerbated racial inequities while midyear teacher reassignments fractured student-teacher relationships. This study underscores the need to name sociopolitical and historical factors to address structural and systemic inequities in urban science education.
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Entry Date: 2025
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