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Trask-Tate, Angelique J.; Cunningham, Michael – Journal of Negro Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to identify the social supports in the lives of African American adolescents that influence resilient academic outcomes. The authors examined 206 African American students to identify the role of parental involvement as a buffer in the relation between low school support and high academic expectations. Results…
Descriptors: African American Students, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Adolescents
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Cunningham, Michael; Swanson, Dena Phillips – Journal of Negro Education, 2010
The purpose of this article was to examine factors within the school context that facilitates educational resilience among African American high school students. The authors expected academic self-esteem to be positively associated with future expectations (academic and general). They expected perceptions of school-based social support to have…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Academic Achievement, Adolescents, School Support