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AFRA@UD Alum & UD Doc Student Researches Black Girls' Resilience

March 02, 2021 Written by CAS Staff

Specializes in Sociocultural and Community-Based Education

On the cutting edge of discovery, former AFRA@UD minor Nefetaria Yates is a doctoral student and Graduate Scholar in the University of Delaware’s School of Education, where she studies sociocultural and community-based approaches to education. Identity development and youth practices of resilience in pan-African communities are at the heart of her research. Her current work focuses on Black girls and their experiences in formal and informal learning environments, from traditional classrooms to out-of-school programs.

Click here to read the full story in University of Delware Research Online Magazine.


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