Research Paper Summary Supports for Student Learning Program Research Series:

Research Questions Specifically, the project was funded to examine the following questions: 1) What are the barriers to education faced by Black and racialized students? a) What factors may prevent Black and racialized students from fully engaging in their studies and how might these barriers affect completion of high school as well as transitions to and persistence in post-secondary education (PS. [...] Evans has written about the invisibility of Black girls in Education, the over-policing and surveillance of Black youth, and produced various research and literature using anti-racist and social justice frameworks. [...] Their work uses a social justice framework, and is informed by a transnational perspective that explores systemic barriers in education, students’ resilience, and community-based responses to support the academic progress and social and emotional learning of ACB students in Canada and the Caribbean. [...] Black and racialized parents face more barriers to engaging in their children’s education: The voices of Black and racialized parents are often excluded from decision-making processes at the school level because of deficit perceptions and systemic and institutional barriers, and this pattern of exclusion has led to trust issues and decreased parental involvement in learners’ education pathways (. [...] Engage Black and racialized learners in the program’s design and evaluation Encourage partner organizations to develop youth participatory action programs that equip learners with the critical understanding and tools to confront anti-racism and anti-Black racism in their schools and communities.