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作者

来源

EDUCATION AND URBAN SOCIETY,Vol.51,Issue4,P.501-525

语言

英文

关键字

social justice; urban education; educational leaders; PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT; COLLEGE

作者单位

[Griffen, Jacalyn] Univ Pacific, Benerd Sch Educ, Educ Adm & Leadership, Stockton, CA 95211 USA. Griffen, J (reprint author), Univ Pacific, Benerd Sch Educ, 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211 USA. E-Mail: jgriffen@pacific.edu

摘要

Federal initiatives place school counselors at the forefront of increasing college access for students in underserved communities. Although college enrollment rates have increased, low attainment rates persist in low socioeconomic communities and communities of color. Families in these communities aspire for their children to go to college but rely on the school counselor to help their child navigate the complex path to college. Although the high school counselor is ideally positioned to reduce barriers and engage families in the postsecondary process, they often lack the capacity and resources to do so. Thus, this action-oriented qualitative case study was conducted over 8 months, and explored how urban high school counselors engaged families as collaborative partners to address the metanarrative of low postsecondary attainment rates. Findings suggested that building trust within the school community as foundational to engaging families, taking simple actions were catalysts to transforming school culture, and leveraging family engagement increased school site capacity and affected the broader school community.