educational orientation for African Americans

Running Head : EDUCATIONAL ORIENTATION FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS

Educational Orientation for African Americans

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Educational Orientation for African Americans

Reality depends on one 's perception of the world . Thus , although there is one

school , each student perceives his or her experiences in that school differently . Reality

exists in that individual perception (Marcus , Gross Seefeldt , 1991 br

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Ensuring social justice and opportunities of achievement for all students , especially historically underrepresented groups , has been my

br mission in life for many years . Concerned with issues like equal opportunity and treatment for all students , regardless of students social class , ethnicity , or family structure , I have always attempted

to be cognizant of students ' perspectives . As a counselor in a school that is predominantly white with a few African American students I would like to research intervention strategies that would make those African American students in my school be more successful . There are many factors associated with school failure , especially in African American males . The purpose of this research is to identify those factors and develop interventions strategies to apply to combat the school failure of those students . Examining their culture and of the causes of this phenomena and understanding how they experience school was critical in identifying the issues and influences on their educations

Students ' failures to learn and succeed do not occur out of thin air More specifically , African American boys ' failures to achieve do not occur out of thin air . A

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