Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ456670
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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The Rites of Passage Movement: A Resurgence of African-Centered Practices for Socializing African American Youth.
Warfield-Coppock, Nsenga
Journal of Negro Education, v61 n4 p471-82 Fall 1992
Compares 20 African-American rites of passage programs for adolescents, and considers the place of such rites for African Americans and their communities in current and future society. The adolescent rite of passage is a supervised developmental and educational process to assist young people in becoming adults. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, African Culture, African History, Afrocentrism, Black Students, Black Youth, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Mail Surveys, National Surveys, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Self Esteem, Socialization, Young Adults, Youth Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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