Document Type
Essay
Publication Date
12-5-2024
Abstract
This study examines how community, family, and educational dynamics impact behavioral and academic outcomes for students in urban communities, focusing on Black and Latinx youth. Through qualitative research involving interviews and observations, the study explores how factors like family instability, economic challenges, and community violence influence students’ behaviors and motivations in school. Findings reveal that unresolved trauma and external stresses manifest in the behavior and emotions of students within the classroom, affecting both student engagement and achievement. The research offers insights for educators, counselors/ therapists, social workers, families and policymakers to develop supportive interventions that address students’ unique experiences.
Recommended Citation
Simmons, Erin, "Honorable Mention Research Paper: The Impact of External Factors on Urban Youth Behaviors" (2024). Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize. 42.
https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/undergraduateresearchprize/42
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Community-Based Research Commons, Educational Sociology Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Other Education Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Urban Studies Commons
Comments
Erin Simmons won Honorable Mention in the 2024 Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize for her essay about using library resources to research the impact of community, family, and educational dynamics on behavioral and academic outcomes for students in urban communities, focusing on Black and Latinx youth. This essay is the original scholarship that emerged from that research.