Positing Black Feminist Theory: Counternarratives of Asset-Based Approaches to Black Family Engagement

• In Event: Building Partnerships With Diverse Children and Families

Abstract

Inverse to the tenets of equity, what it means for families to be engaged in the educational lives of their children often align with Eurocentric and heteronormative ethos. Positing a more encompassing approach to family engagement, this research advances the counternarratives of Black mothers who are members of a community-based parent empowerment organization, by situating their family engagement experiences through Black feminist theory. Findings and implications of this research offer an opportunity to critically draw on the cultural resources that Black mothers contribute to their children’s educational experiences.

Authors

• Stephanie Smith Budhai, Drexel University
  Presenting Author

• Kristine Lewis Grant, Drexel University
  Presenting Author