Educating Out and Giving Back: Adults’ Conceptions of Successful Outcomes of African American High School Students from Impoverished Rural Communities

dc.creator	Farmer, T. W.
dc.creator	Dadisman, K.
dc.creator	Latendresse, S. J.
dc.creator	Thompson, J.
dc.creator	Irvin, M. J.
dc.creator	Zhang, L.
dc.date	2006-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:23:59Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:23:59Z
dc.identifier	1551-0670
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b57939087a4b4138b3948aa45c64eeb4
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21084
dc.description	This study examined community adults’ conceptions of successful early adult outcomes for rural African American adolescents from 2 low-resource communities in the Deep South. Focus groups were conducted with parents, teachers, and community leaders. Parents also completed semistructured phone interviews. The focus groups identified 2 general types of successful outcomes. One type involved youth leaving their hometowns to attain their educations and establish careers and then reconnecting with the community (i.e., “giving back”). The 2nd type involved youth establishing themselves in the community as employed adults to support themselves and their families. Parents also described a variety of successful outcomes related to education, employment, living arrangements, and family and community involvement. Barriers to success included involvement with drugs and alcohol, peer pressure, and a lack of community-level supports (e.g., jobs, youth programs, extracurricular activities, educational opportunities).
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Maine College of Education & Human Development
dc.relation	http://www.umaine.edu/jrre/21-10.htm
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1551-0670
dc.source	Journal of Research in Rural Education, Vol 21, Iss 10 (2006)
dc.subject	rural education
dc.subject	rural schools and communities
dc.subject	African Americans
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Educating Out and Giving Back: Adults’ Conceptions of Successful Outcomes of African American High School Students from Impoverished Rural Communities
dc.type	article