How Families and Schools Together (FAST) Shape Career Development, Reading, and Behavior of African American Elementary Students
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Authors
Sparks, Monica Faye Dorsey
Issue Date
2013-05-26
Type
Technical Report
Thesis
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Monica Sparks , Education , Career Awareness , Schools--Family Involvement , Schools--Community , Schools--Collaborative Learning , Families and Schools Together (FAST) , Family--Cohesion , Family--Violence , Education -- Academic Success , Elementary Schools -- Career Education , Muscogee County School District , United States -- Georgia , Education -- Elementary Schools -- African Americans -- United States
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Abstract
It is vital that students develop the skills necessary to compete in today’s global economy. Career education, as a joint venture between home and school, is in its infancy. Schools are exploring the potential to enhance career awareness. How to tap the full potential of the family, community, and the school in a collaborative learning environment and what critical factors affect career development are issues that need to be addressed. However, there has been little research conducted thus far on family and school collaborative programs, or how families can enhance career awareness at the elementary level.
As interaction is seen as the core of improving the quality of family cohesion, one program, Families and Schools Together (FAST) strives to promote and facilitate family bonding. This quantitative study explored how parents vary in their approach to career awareness, career development and career education with their elementary age children. Questionnaires, reading levels, and discipline referrals were the major sources of data. The research explored the participants’ perspectives and attitudes toward career education. The results are consistent with theories supporting family cohesion to reduce violence, increase resiliency and foster academic success. This study adds to the literature regarding the influence of families on career development and possibly provides a foundation for future studies in the realm of elementary career education.
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The dissertation, “How Families and Schools Together (FAST) Shape Career Development, Reading, and Behavior of African American Elementary Students,” by Monica Faye Dorsey Sparks