"What Am I Gonna Be Losing?" School Culture and the Family-Based College-Going Dilemmas of Black and Latino Adolescent Boys

《"What Am I Gonna Be Losing?" School Culture and the Family-Based College-Going Dilemmas of Black and Latino Adolescent Boys》

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关键字: urban education; school improvement; students; multicultural education; charter schools; Black and Latino males; college-going; college access; AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARENTS; STUDENTS; CHOICE; EDUCATION; GAP; EXPERIENCE; ENROLLMENT; COMMUNITY; SUPPORT; ACCESS

作者单位: [Carey, Roderick L.] Univ Delaware, Coll Educ & Human Dev, Dept Human Dev & Family Sci, 111 Alison Hall West, Newark, DE 19716 USA. Carey, RL (reprint author), Univ Delaware, Coll Educ & Human Dev, Dept Human Dev & Family Sci, 111 Alison Hall West, Newark, DE 19716 USA. E-Mail: RLCarey@Udel.edu

摘要: As educators and service providers in urban schools encourage student college going at higher rates than ever, policy and practice on school improvement discourses would benefit from incorporating students' perspectives underlying family-based, college-going dilemmas that frame their college preparation. This qualitative article features the voiced experiences of 11th-grade adolescent boys, one Black and one Latino, from one school, as they grapple with both internal dilemmas (e.g., fear of changing and being distanced from their family) and external dilemmas (e.g., their expected familial commitments) inherent in their college access, success, and graduation. Using a conceptual framework that considers the social, cognitive, and institutional factors influencing their college preparation, this article focuses on social factors and advocates for institutional practices that better meet student needs.