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Geoffrey Borman; Trisha Borman; Cong Ye; Lauren Stargel – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background: To combat stereotype threat, several school-based field trials have leveraged self-affirmation theory (Steele & Liu, 1983; Liu & Steele, 1986), wherein affirming one's important beliefs and values can buffer against identity threats. Self-affirmation theory posits that individuals are motivated to maintain a positive overall…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Writing Assignments, Self Advocacy, Self Determination
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Byrd, Janice A.; Storlie, Cassandra A.; Albritton, Kizzy; Cureton, Jenny L. – Professional School Counseling, 2022
This qualitative study centers on the career narratives of seven Black youth enrolled at an urban public school in the Midwest. We used critical race theory to analyze participants' responses to a narrative career counseling intervention, My Career Story (Savickas & Hartung, 2012). The four interconnected themes found were (a) persistence…
Descriptors: African American Students, Critical Race Theory, Career Counseling, Persistence