The Development of Black and Latino Students' Perceptions of Racism: A Longitudinal Study of Urban High School Students

• In Event: 66.058 - Roundtable Session 28
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Abstract

Research on Black and Latino students illuminates a relationship between having a strong racial identity and high academic achievement. The process by which students develop a strong racial identity and what role(s) school can play in this process is less clear. The paper focuses on 20 Black and Latino students, attending two high schools, who have been participants in the 3rd year of a 5 year longitudinal study looking at how their schools help them analyze, navigate, and challenge race inequality. The results of the analysis of data reveals that students, in characterizing how racism operates in their lives, shift from a focus on racial stereotypes and interpersonal interactions to a focus on contemporary systemic racial disparities with historical roots.

Authors

• Daren Graves, Simmons College

• Scott Seider

• Aaliyah El-Amin, Harvard University

• Lauren Kelly, Rutgers University Graduate School of Education

• Shelby Clark, Boston University

• Pauline Elizabeth Jennett, Boston University

• Madora Soutter, Boston University

• Jalene Tamerat, Boston University

• Melanie Cabral, Boston University

• Jamie Johannsen, Boston University

• Saira Malhotra, Boston University