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Black Girls and Women in K-12 Educational Settings: A Content Analysis of Publications in Selected Journals from 2000–2015

Author: Jemimah L. Young

Published in: The Urban Review | Issue 3/2020

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Black female-focused scholarship continues to grow within the field of urban education. However, what remains unknown are the thematic and empirical trends that characterize this area of specialization. To address this challenge, a quantitative content analysis of 30 high-impact journals was conducted. From the pool of several thousand studies, 39 empirical studies with a specific focus on Black women and girls were identified. Results indicate that except for urban education focused journals, most journals lacked studies examining Black female educational trends. The researcher provides recommendations based on categorized frequency data from the methodological, thematic, and historical trends in the literature.

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Title: Black Girls and Women in K-12 Educational Settings: A Content Analysis of Publications in Selected Journals from 2000–2015
Author: Jemimah L. Young
Publication date: 02-06-2020
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: The Urban Review / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0042-0972
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1960
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-020-00582-y

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