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Showing 1 to 20 of 73 for “"African American children"”.
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Religiosity and spirituality in African American children.
… regarding spirituality and religion in African American families and their children between the ages of 7 to 12. The study examined psychosocial correlates, such as self-esteem and ethnic identity, and their impact on religiosity and spirituality. This study sought to validate the …
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Development of emotional competence among African-American children.
Development of emotional competence among African-American children.
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"""Smooth as Butter"": Practices of Music Learning Amongst African-American Children"
*This dissertation is a compound document (contains both a paper copy and a CD as part of the dissertation). The CD requires the following system requirements: Windows MediaPlayer or RealPlayer. Please note that the CDROM content is not available on this digitized version. See link to catalog …
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Reimagining Parent and Family Engagement for African American Children and their Families
… gaps and mental health disparities for Black children have been written about extensively and still persist. Closure of these gaps have moved at a glacial pace. These disparities have significant implications for one's sense of agency. Black family voice has remained underutilized. Because of …
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Evaluation of a Culturally Specific Parent Empowerment Intervention for Parents of African American Children
… project examines the parenting practices of African-American parents through a culturally relevant intervention framework and proposes a model of empowerment that can serve as a point of reference for counselors, educators and social workers, when engaging these parents about their parenting …
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THE DISPROPORTIONALITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE
<p>African American communities have been subject to institutional and societal inequalities for much of our nation’s history. A review of the literature has shown that these families have unequal access to resources and opportunities, especially in the comparison to the rest of the population. …
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Exploring how third-grade African American children leverage academic discourse to engage in literate behaviors
… or the academic discourse features, of eight African American students in order to gain insight into the influences of their knowledge of academic discourse on their literate behaviors such as their abilities to decode, anticipate, retell text and answer comprehension questions. Select …
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Mothers' Stories: Influences on Vocabulary and Syntax of African American Children With and Without Language Impairment
The present study is concerned with how African American mothers use interesting vocabulary and vary their syntax in personal stories told to their children with and without specific language impairment (SLI). It is also concerned with children's gains in vocabulary and syntactic knowledge as a …
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Impact of community violence on African-American children and adolescents in a high violent crime neighborhood
… among randomly selected 8 to 17 year old African-American children and adolescents residing in a relatively high violent crime neighborhood. A structured psychiatric interview, the Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents-Revised, and self-report measures including Sexual Abuse …
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The Impact of Depressive Symptomatology on the Efficacy of a Weight Loss Intervention Program in African-American Children and Adolescents
… within certain racial or ethnic groups, minority children and adolescents, or youth living within low-income neighborhoods, are at a particularly high risk for the disease. Current research denotes a relationship between obesity and psychopathology, even though the directionality and the factors …
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An analysis of two alternative educational strategies developed for African-American children : a multiple case study ; St. Joseph's, St. Francis De Sales, and Roxbury community schools
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1981.
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Lessons from the Segregated Classroom: An Oral History of the Experiences and Practices of Three Retired African American Teachers
… to generate controversy and discomfort for many African Americans. In fact, issues of segregation, racism and racial inequality in both schools and society are constantly being raised and voiced within the African American community. Today, the nation is engaged in a great discussion about the …
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The "Christian Faith Factor" and the African American Child During the Early Childhood Years
The purpose of this research was to determine if African American children progressed through developmental faith stages in the same manner as the subjects described by Fowler in his seminal work on faith development (1981). In Developmental Psychology, many theories with stages have been developed …
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Socializing race: Parental beliefs and practices in two African American families
… in the developmental process—particularly for African American children—little empirical research exists which examines early socialization with young children. In addition, few studies to date have incorporated qualitative or ethnographic methods for in-depth description and analysis of the …
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Inner-City Children and Environmental Equity: Evidence from Philadelphia
Experts agree that children need access to green spaces. Many urban children live in degraded environments unsuitable for outdoor play. Children primarily play in school yards. Low-income and African American children are often the victims of social, economic, and educational inequalities leading …
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