Young Black American fathers in a fatherhood program: A phenomenological study
Abstract
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe and analyze the experiential perspectives of young minority fathers participating in a Fatherhood Training Program. This research includes individual and aggregated information of retrospective life history interviews of 25 young fathers (16 to 26 years of age), regarding their successes and disappointments in the program with respect to family, relationships, employment, education, racism, masculinity and fatherhood readiness. What were the circumstances leading to the participant's involvement in the fatherhood program? What did it mean to the participant to be in a fatherhood readiness program? How did the participant make sense of his fatherhood readiness and the perceived impact on future preparation? The young fathers who offered new voices and unabashed opinions by way of their perceptions of the growing fatherhood initiatives across the country answer these questions. The findings and conclusions of these interviews provide insight to this not readily accessible population. Recommendations affecting social interventions, curriculum and instruction, evaluation and assessment, and public policy are included.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Greenan, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Curricula|Teaching|Sociology|Vocational education|African Americans
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