ERIC Number: EJ1441507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jul
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
EISSN: EISSN-2163-5560
Postsecondary Planning Perspectives of Black Parents of Young Adults with High-Incidence Disabilities
Erin Pearce Kilpatrick; Jolie Ziomek-Daigle; Allison U. Nealy
Exceptional Children, v90 n4 p442-460 2024
Informed by disability critical race theory (DisCrit), this phenomenological study explored the perspectives of Black parents of young adults with high-incidence disabilities regarding their experiences with their children's postsecondary planning processes. Fourteen Black parents participated in semistructured interviews and shared recommendations for educator practices. Five overarching themes emerged from the phenomenological data analysis. Namely, Black parents (a) experienced invisibility by a lack of inclusive postsecondary planning, (b) felt marginalized due to collusive forces of ableism and racism, (c) persevered through postsecondary planning processes and beyond, (d) navigated inequities through social supports and other supports, and (e) enacted ongoing resistance and advocacy. Findings illuminate how Black parents experienced their child's postsecondary planning, and we provide recommendations for educators to advance the postsecondary planning needs of multiple marginalized students and their parents.
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, African Americans, Parents, Young Adults, Students with Disabilities, Planning, Inclusion, Barriers, Racism, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Persistence, Social Support Groups, Advocacy, Resistance (Psychology), Critical Race Theory, Parent Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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