Intergenerational Understandings of Black Student Experiences in Philadelphia: AERA Sessions, 11:30 AM

• In Event: e-Lightening Ed-Talk Session 8

Abstract

This proposed paper explores the educational experiences of Black students in Philadelphia, past and present, as well as portraits of three intergenerational families in order to document their perspectives on their own educational journeys, as well as educational justice and inequity. Through participant stories and memories, as well as the historic record, this paper documents the individual, familial, and communal perceptions of Philly schools over time and the ways in which Black families’ memories of schooling shape intergenerational understandings of and experiences in schools. Finally, this paper considers what new avenues for inquiry emerge when researchers study educational experiences and inequalities through the memories and stories of Black families across and between generations.

Author

• Leana Cabral, Teachers College, Columbia University