'My Greatness Made a Difference There': Exploring the High School Experiences of High Achieving Black Girls
| Title: | 'My Greatness Made a Difference There': Exploring the High School Experiences of High Achieving Black Girls |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Renae D. Mayes (ORCID |
| Source: | Education and Urban Society. 2024 56(6):728-755. |
| 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: | 28 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Females, Student Experience, High Schools, Holistic Evaluation, College Freshmen, Public Colleges, African American Students, High Achievement, Educational Experience, Barriers, Racism, Counselor Attitudes, Ideology, Underachievement, Discipline, Disproportionate Representation, Cultural Capital, Resilience (Psychology) |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00131245231195001 |
| ISSN: | 0013-1245 1552-3535 |
| Abstract: | Recent studies have provided insight into the schooling experiences and lives of Black girls. These studies highlight the challenges that Black girls face in the school environment including underachievement, disproportionality in school discipline, deficit ideologies, and educator and counselor bias. The current study centers the voices on high achieving Black girls in an effort to center their unique and nuanced experiences in high school. Data was collected using in-depth individual interviews and analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. We found that high achieving Black girls must navigate deficit thinking and negative stereotypes similar to their peers while they also pull strength and resilience from their intersecting identities. Further, high achieving Black girls were tenacious in their pursuits and found familial and teacher relationships to be paramount in their success. These findings support the importance of developing intentional and systemic supports to counter intersectional oppression to meet the needs of high achieving Black girls. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1426386 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 0013-1245 1552-3535 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/00131245231195001 |
| Published in: | Education and Urban Society |
| Language: | English |