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Church-public school partnerships; social and emotional support; African American Churches; phenomenology; mentoring
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A Phenomenological Study Of An African American Church-Public School Partnership: In Search Of Social And Emotional Support, Lisa Samantha Smith
A Phenomenological Study Of An African American Church-Public School Partnership: In Search Of Social And Emotional Support, Lisa Samantha Smith
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The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of an African American church-public school partnership to determine the types of social and emotional support provided in the mentoring program. A group of 21 school leaders, church leaders, and mentors in an urban city located in the southern region of the United States were interviewed by phone. For the purposes of this study, “school leaders” referred to principals or their designees, which were the counselors at local public schools in two districts. “Church leaders” were church administrators in the outreach department of the partnering megachurch. Mentors were …