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Perceptions Of Race And Academic Success In An Affluent Suburban Middle School, Robyn Ashley Duran
Perceptions Of Race And Academic Success In An Affluent Suburban Middle School, Robyn Ashley Duran
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Public school districts across the nation are organizing to eradicate the racial predictability of academic achievement between African American and Hispanic children and their White and Asian peers, (Ferguson, 2001). This phenomenological study was designed to better illuminate the phenomenon of the racial achievement gap in an affluent educational setting. The story of race and academic achievement was told through perceptions held among minority and non-minority parents in an affluent educational setting.
Parents are a large piece of the bedrock which determines the academic success of all students. The role of the parent is particularly important in shaping the academic …