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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStudy: Black Students Who Are Taught Racial Pride Do Better In School
Last edited Mon Mar 14, 2016, 07:42 PM - Edit history (1)
http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2013/01/new-study-black-students-who-are-taught-racial-pride-do-better-in-school/Remember how good you felt when Black History Month rolled around and you finally got to learn and talk about significant African American historical figures in school? Well, according to new research published in the Journal of Child Development, affirming a black childs desire to learn about their race does more than just give them a personal boost, it helps them academically as well....
Wang explains:
Our findings challenge the notion that race blindness is a universally ideal parenting approach, especially since previous research has shown that racially conscious parenting strategies at either extremeeither race blindness or promoting mistrust of other racesare associated with negative outcomes for African American youth....
Wangs study surveyed 630 adolescents from middle class backgrounds to explore how racial discrimination and prejudice in school affects their G.P.A., educational goals, and future aspirations. They found racial pride to be the single most important factor in guarding against racial discrimination, and discovered it had a direct impact on the students grades, future goals, and cognitive engagement.
Despite fewer instances of multicultural and inclusive learning in school and the increased frequency in which black students are treated more harshly than their peers, Wangs study shows that teaching kids, especially black children, to take pride in their culture is an integral part of their success.
Wang explains:
Our findings challenge the notion that race blindness is a universally ideal parenting approach, especially since previous research has shown that racially conscious parenting strategies at either extremeeither race blindness or promoting mistrust of other racesare associated with negative outcomes for African American youth....
Wangs study surveyed 630 adolescents from middle class backgrounds to explore how racial discrimination and prejudice in school affects their G.P.A., educational goals, and future aspirations. They found racial pride to be the single most important factor in guarding against racial discrimination, and discovered it had a direct impact on the students grades, future goals, and cognitive engagement.
Despite fewer instances of multicultural and inclusive learning in school and the increased frequency in which black students are treated more harshly than their peers, Wangs study shows that teaching kids, especially black children, to take pride in their culture is an integral part of their success.
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Study: Black Students Who Are Taught Racial Pride Do Better In School (Original Post)
KamaAina
Mar 2016
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Gothmog
(145,168 posts)1. Interesting study that makes some sense
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)2. This is 3 years old (nt)
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)3. Well, no one posted it then