"I'm Good on Any MLK Boulevard": Factors That Support the Maintenance of Black Students' Brilliance Across School Contexts"

• In Event: AERA Graduate Student Research-in-Progress Session 4
  In Roundtable Session: Perspectives on Idenity in the Schooling Experiences of Black and Immigrant Students (Table 5)

Abstract

This study centers Black students' racialized experiences within both racially homogeneous and heterogeneous schools. The conceptual frameworks bridge theory on critical consciousness, ethnic-racial identity, racial hierarchy, and resistance motivation and situate them within Bronfenbrenner's model of chronosystems to form a contemporary comprehension of Black children's school experiences. The use of multiple methods, including thematic analysis qualitatively, aligns data points with student narratives and provides robust insight into the nuances, vastness, and factors of joy within Black students across various academic spaces--ultimately serving all students. This study will articulate how all schools can leverage strategies created for Black students by Black students, better preparing racially diverse schools to reflect and honor all students' needs.

Author

• Karina Forsythe, University of Michigan