In Event: Roundtable Session 111

Division G - Social Context of Education / Section 5: Social Context of Research on Schools and Communities

Kristy S. Cooper, Michigan State University

Shreddin’ It Up: Rethinking “Adolescence” by Examining the Social Arrangements at a Skateboard Park - Robert Petrone, Montana State University

The African American Male AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Initiative: A Study of Implementation and Impact on Student Aspirations and School Performance - Karen M. Watt, The University of Texas - Pan American; Jeffery J. Huerta, The University of Texas - Pan American; Jennifer Butcher, Lamar University; Patricia Reyes, The University of Texas - Pan American

Why Can’t You Hear Me? Youth in Foster Care and Education - Lisa W. Loutzenheiser, The University of British Columbia