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Mazama, Ama; Lundy, Garvey – Journal of Negro Education, 2013
Homeschooling, and academic interest in this phenomenon, have increased tremendously over the last decade. The surge of African American involvement in the homeschool movement has also become noticeable. However, there continues to be a general paucity of research on the motivations of African American parents that choose homeschooling. In order…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, African American Students, African American Education, Home Schooling
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Duncan, Worokya – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
Relationships between United States History curriculum design, self-efficacy, and test achievement of eighth-grade students and parents in the KIPP:STAR College Preparatory Charter School were examined in this study. An online questionnaire developed for the study, the Parental Questionnaire for United States History Curriculum, was pilot tested,…
Descriptors: United States History, African American History, History Instruction, Curriculum Design
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Binder, Amy J. – Sociology of Education, 2000
Compares three cases in Atlanta, GA, New York state, and Washington, DC, in which advocates fought to have an Afrocentric curriculum implemented in public schools' social studies and history classes. Examines the influences of six local organizational factors on the proposed curricular changes. (CMK)
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction
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Brook, Judith S.; Pahl, Kerstin – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2005
In this study, the authors examined (a) the protective potential of multiple components of ethnic and racial identity and (b) the aspects of an Africentric orientation for moderating psychobehavioral risk and protective factors for drug use among a sample of 333 urban low-income African American young adults. Ethnic and racial identity and…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Racial Identification, Young Adults, African American Students