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"Because We're Unique": The Literate Lives of Black Adolescent Females
Title
"Because We're Unique": The Literate Lives of Black Adolescent Females
Author
Strong, Kellan
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Education, Reading, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
This qualitative study explores the literacy and language practices of Black adolescent girls as they read and make meaning of a critical text. The focus of this inquiry was to broadly examine how societal and situational factors influence the way...
Digital Mirror: An Examination of Social Media’s Influence on Late Adolescent Black Females’ Global and Academic Self-Concept
Title
Digital Mirror: An Examination of Social Media’s Influence on Late Adolescent Black Females’ Global and Academic Self-Concept
Author
Williams, Nakeshia
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Education, Educational psychology, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
The broad socialization of new media has the ability to cultivate the values, beliefs, interests, and personality characteristics of Black females. Specifically, new media’s digital platform of social media offers individuals immediate access to v...
In and Out: A Case Study Examining Adolescent Black Girls' STEM Engagement and STEM Identity in Informal STEM Education Programs
Title
In and Out: A Case Study Examining Adolescent Black Girls' STEM Engagement and STEM Identity in Informal STEM Education Programs
Author
Dixon-Payne, Deneen
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
The underrepresentation of Black women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is a long-standing issue. According to the National Science Foundation (2019), Black women hold less than 10% of STEM degrees, while only 2% work in...