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来源

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY ETHNOGRAPHY,Vol.47,Issue1,P.113-139

语言

英文

关键字

parental involvement; education; structural racism; colorblind ideology; STUDENT ACADEMIC-ACHIEVEMENT; ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL-ATTAINMENT; COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; RISK-FACTORS; EQUITY; HEALTH; FAMILY; RACE; ASSOCIATION

作者单位

[Parsons, Allison A.] Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr, Div Gen & Community Pediat, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229 USA. [Walsemann, Katrina M.; Jones, Sonya J.; Blake, Christine E.] Univ South Carolina, Arnold Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Promot Educ & Behav, Columbia, SC USA. [Walsemann, Katrina M.; Jones, Sonya J.; Blake, Christine E.] Univ South Carolina, Arnold Sch Publ Hlth, Ctr Res Nutr & Hlth Dispar, Columbia, SC USA. [Knopf, Herman] Univ Florida, Anita Zucker Ctr Excellence Early Childhood Studi, Gainesville, FL USA. Parsons, AA (reprint author), Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr, Div Gen & Community Pediat, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229 USA. E-Mail: Allison.Parsons@cchmc.org

摘要

This article explores how parents and school personnel perceived and experienced parental involvement at a school serving a low-income mainly black population. The first author recorded detailed field notes (n=70) and conducted in-depth interviews with parents (n=20) and school personnel (n=20) over a three-year period. Despite rhetoric of inclusion, the school's policies and practices restricted parents to predetermined and acceptable roles of parental involvement. Ideologies of colorblind racism undergirded school policies and practices, thereby maintaining current social hierarchies of white privilege and racial minority disadvantage. This colorblind approach to parental involvement created barriers to the development of authentic relationships and, therefore, the development of a positive, mutual, and respectful relationship between student families and school personnel. Naming racism and recognizing its impact on the school environment are important first steps towards change. School staff and teachers must be willing to interrogate their participation in maintaining social hierarchies.