| Title: |
The Postsecondary Future Selves of Black and Latinx Boys: A Case for Cultivating More Expansive Supports in College-Going Schools |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Roderick L. Carey (ORCID 0000-0002-6498-6089) |
| Source: |
American Educational Research Journal. 2024 61(2):248-286. |
| Availability: |
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
39 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11 |
| Descriptors: |
Males; Disadvantaged Youth; Post High School Guidance; Urban Education; Guided Pathways; Futures (of Society); High School Students; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Access to Education; College Admission; Career Pathways; Academic Support Services; Postsecondary Education; School Culture; Noncollege Bound Students; College Bound Students; Aspiration; Student Attitudes; Grade 11; Cultural Influences |
| DOI: |
10.3102/00028312231214477 |
| ISSN: |
0002-8312; 1935-1011 |
| Abstract: |
Black and Latinx adolescent boys from economically stratified communities face pervasive societal inequities and, therefore, deserve more responsive school supports to determine and actualize postsecondary pathways. For insights into how such students conceptualize their futures and their school's role in facilitating this process, this ethnographic study investigated one urban school's college-going culture and its impact on shaping what the author calls participants' postsecondary future selves. This theoretical approach encompasses three domains: college (i.e., postsecondary education), career (i.e., post-college employment trajectory), and condition (i.e., expected financial stability, relational and familial prospects, future living arrangements, happiness, and joy). Implications suggest that college-going school practitioners widen supports so students can imagine and envision how college ambitions align with career and condition goals. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1413904 |
| Database: |
ERIC |