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Speaking his Mind: Counterstories on Race, Schooling,and the Alienation of African-American Males

Jones-Parks, Adonica Aria

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2011, Doctor of Education, Miami University, Educational Leadership.
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the counterstories of African-American males who have dropped out of school and record their experiences in their own voice of how their schooling impacted their current life circumstances. The emergent themes from their stories support the literature that four factors contribute to Black males’ dropping out of school: 1) negative teacher and administration perception of Black males; 2) labeling and sorting through the use of special education and academic tracking; 3) resistance to schooling due to the insidious practices taking place in schools; and 4) alienation from schooling because of racist, oppressive practices. This study found that the overall story of African-American males in their schooling experiences is one of absence of caring from teachers, administration, and the school system.
Denise Taliaferro-Baszile, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Raymond Terrell, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
Sally Lloyd, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Paula Saine, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
182 p.

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  • Jones-Parks, A. A. (2011). Speaking his Mind: Counterstories on Race, Schooling,and the Alienation of African-American Males [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1322502271

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Jones-Parks, Adonica. Speaking his Mind: Counterstories on Race, Schooling,and the Alienation of African-American Males. 2011. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1322502271.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Jones-Parks, Adonica. "Speaking his Mind: Counterstories on Race, Schooling,and the Alienation of African-American Males." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1322502271

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)