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Cooperation, College Knowledge, and Strong Parent Communities in the L.A. Concrete Jungle: The Case for Family-Centered Outreach
Metropolitan Universities Journal
  • Michael J. Smith, Portland State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Subjects
  • Parent-teacher relationships,
  • African Americans -- Education (Higher),
  • Education,
  • Higher -- Parent participation,
  • College choice -- Social aspects
Disciplines
Abstract

Urban African American teens are unprepared to compete for jobs in the global marketplace, but higher education professionals could partner with parents to reverse this trend. After reviewing parent involvement literature, this paper shares findings from a study of urban African American parents involved in their children's outreach programs. It found that outreach programs empowered parents by creating "community" and strengthened cultural capital while providing social capital that made parents partners in their children's college choice process.

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This is the publisher's PDF. This article was published by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) on behalf of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities

Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9331
Citation Information
Smith, M. (2012). Cooperation, college knowledge, and strong parent communities in the L.A. concrete jungle: The case for family-centered outreach. Metropolitan Universities Journal, 22(3), 8-26.