Successful Parenting in High-Risk Neighborhoods.

Jarrett, Robin L.

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ERIC Number: EJ600560

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Publication Date: 1999

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Successful Parenting in High-Risk Neighborhoods.

Jarrett, Robin L.

Future of Children, v9 n2 p45-50 Fall 1999

Draws on quotes and ethnographic material from many studies to illustrate some of the parenting strategies that help inner-city African American youth overcome risks and achieve success. Groups strategies that are: (1) youth-monitoring; (2) resource-seeking; and (3) in-home learning. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography, High Risk Students, Neighborhoods, Parent Influence, Parent Role, Urban Schools, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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