In Necessary Spaces: Exploring the Richness of African American
Childhood in the South, Saundra Murray Nettles takes the reader on
a journey into neighbourhood networks of learning at different
times and places. Using autobiographical accounts, Nettles
discusses the informal instructional practices of community
"coaches" from the perspective of African American adults who look
back on their childhood learning experiences in homes, libraries,
city blocks, schools, churches, places of business, and nature.
These eyewitness accounts reveal ""necessary spaces," the metaphor
Nettles uses to describe seven recurring experiences that converge
with contemporary notions of optimal black child development:
connection, exploration, design, empowerment, resistance, renewal,
and practice. Nettles weaves the personal stories with social
scientific theory and research and practical accounts of
community-based initiatives to illuminate how local communities
contributed human, built, and natural resources to support
children's achievement in schools. The inquiry offers a timely and
accessible perspective on how community involvement for children
can be developed utilising the grassroots efforts of parents,
children, and other neighbourhood residents; expertise from
personnel in schools, informal institutions (such as libraries and
museums); and other sectors interested in disparities in education,
health, and the quality of physical settings. Grounded in the
environmental memories of African American childhood, Necessary
Spaces offers a culturally relevant view of civic participation and
sustainable community development at the local level. Educational
researchers and policy makers, pre-service and in-service teachers,
and people who plan for and work with children and youth in
neighbourhoods will find this book an engaging look at
possibilities for the social organisation of educational resources.
Qualitative researchers will find a model for writing personal
scholarly essays that use the personal to inform larger issues of
policy and practice. In Necessary Spaces, local citizens in
neighbourhoods across the United States will find stories that
resonate with their own experiences, stimulate their recollections,
and inform and inspire their continuing efforts to create brighter
futures for children and communities.
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