Black Movement, Black Striving: Perceptions of Place and School Choice Decision-Making in Metropolitan Detroit

Using a critical phenomenological methodology, this study aims to better understand how seven Black families’ perceptions of place shaped their physical movement in pursuit of quality schools and educational opportunity in the metropolitan Detroit region. Detailed information about research methods and key findings from this study can be found in Dana Nickson’s (2020) dissertation study, Black Movement, Black Striving: Perceptions of Place and School Choice Decision-Making in Metropolitan Detroit. A subset of findings will also be published in the Nickson (forthcoming) AERA Open paper: Embracing the City: Place Attachments and (Re)imaginings of The City and Suburb in Black Families’ Search for Educational Opportunity.