About this Event
About the event
Meet Dr. Khadijah Ali-Coleman-- education researcher and former homeschooling mother who homeschooled her daughter off and on for 13 years while living in Prince George's County, Maryland. During this talk, she will share:
- How she leveraged community resources to homeschool her daughter during her P-12 years;
- How she was able to homeschool while working;
- How homeschooling was a parenting practice that encouraged independence, self-directed learning and positive self-identity;
- How she supported her homeschooling daughter as a high schooler who earned an Associate's degree and a full-ride to her university choice by 17 years-old
About the Speaker
In 2020, Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman had just finished defending her doctoral dissertation on dual enrolled African American homeschooled students and their perceptions of preparedness for community college. The COVID-19 global pandemic and quarantine had just gone into effect. She was offered an opportunity to publish her dissertation into a book. She opted to edit an anthology of voices on Black homeschooling instead. During her own research study, she had seen the lack of Black voices in the research on Black homeschooling families. As a homeschooling mother and researcher, she wanted to expand the research literature and offer an opportunity for other homeschooling parents and researchers to share their experiences and research. That book, Homeschooling Black Children in the US: Theory, Practice and Popular Culture, was published in January 2022 by Information Age Publishing.
In 2021, the United States Census Bureau reported that in 2020, during the rise of the global health pandemic COVID-19, homeschooling among Black families increased five-fold. However, Black families had begun choosing to homeschool even before COVID-19 led to school closures and disrupted traditional school spaces. Homeschooling Black Children in the US: Theory, Practice and Popular Culture offers an insightful look at the growing practice of homeschooling by Black families through this timely collection of articles by education practitioners, researchers, homeschooling parents and homeschooled children.
Homeschooling Black Children in the US: Theory, Practice and Popular Culture honestly presents how systemic racism and other factors influence the decision of Black families to homeschool. In addition, the book chapters illustrate in different ways how self-determination manifests within the homeschooling practice. Dr. Ali-Coleman will share testimonies from the book and share her own story as a homeschooling mother. Learn more about Dr. Ali-Coleman at KhadijahAli-Coleman.com
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About Black Family Homeschool Educators & Scholars, LLC (BFHES)
BFHES continues to engage with our community through our podcast titled, Contemporary Perspectives on Black Homeschooling and maintaining a burgeoning community of homeschool educators via Facebook. As of this writing, the group has surpassed 3000 members since its start in July 2020.
Our mission in 2020 was to provide ongoing community engagement regarding black homeschooling through (1) the publication of scholarly and trade work on the topic, and (2) the production of community events targeting black homeschool familites and entrepreneurs engaged in the practice of black homeschooling. Since January 2022, our strategic goals have pivoted, focusing on training Black parents on homeschooling best practices andyouth development theory, connecting them with resources and opportunities to optimize their homeschooling practice.
BFHES is the first US-based research and education group dedicated specifically to the topic of black family homeschooling.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Upper Marlboro Library, PGCMLS, 14730 Main Street, Upper Marlboro, United States
USD 0.00
