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Direct linkNancy Ares; Laura Cochell; Tyana Velazquez-Smith; Jeremy Smith – Urban Education, 2024
We present a conceptual exploration of armed love as a component of liberatory pedagogy. We ground our work in community cultural wealth theory (CCW) that centers social capital often found in non-dominant communities under pressure. We argue that recognizing and working against exploitation using the community's social, cultural, and historical…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Minority Groups, Community Role, Cultural Capital
Gibbs Grey, ThedaMarie – Urban Education, 2022
This case study examines how relationships with staff in a GEAR-UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) pre-college program positively influenced the college-going aspirations of Black ninth-grade students. Critical Race Theory and Possible Selves provide an intersecting analytical framework for understanding the…
Descriptors: Blacks, African American Students, Grade 9, Academic Aspiration
Ngware, Moses W.; Mahuro, Gerald M.; Hungi, Njora; Abuya, Benta A.; Nyariro, Milka P.; Mutisya, Maurice – Urban Education, 2021
Indulgence in risky behavior is a reason for low academic performance. We hypothesized that four constructs including academic aspiration, self-confidence, interest in schooling, and peer influence mediate the relationship between risky behavior and academic performance. Data are from 1256 school-going girls in urban slums who came from the lowest…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Self Efficacy, Adolescents, Females
James, Marlon C.; Wandix White, Diana; Waxman, Hersh; Rivera, Héctor; Harmon, Willie C., Jr. – Urban Education, 2022
This study examines a sample of African American students attending urban middle schools in a Southern city, and considers their perceptions of learning environments within mathematics classrooms. This study concluded that variables like Academic Self-Concept, Mathematics Anxiety, Satisfaction, Involvement, and Academic Aspiration varied…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Urban Schools, Middle School Students, Educational Environment
Acevedo-Gil, Nancy – Urban Education, 2022
Latina/o/x students aspire to earn a college degree but given that they likely attend urban high schools with inadequate educational opportunities and high-discipline environments, more research is needed to examine the influence of institutional racism on aspirations. This case study was guided by the frameworks of New Juan Crow in Education and…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Racism, Student Experience, Educational Environment
Huerta, Adrian H.; McDonough, Patricia M.; Venegas, Kristan M.; Allen, Walter R. – Urban Education, 2023
Research shows that gang-associated youth are less likely to complete high school and earn a postsecondary educational credential. However, scholars have not determined "why" gang youth do not persist into higher education. This ethnographic study aims to focus on the narratives of 13 Latino high school young men to understand what…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Juvenile Gangs, At Risk Persons, Academic Persistence
