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The article discusses a 2012 study called "The achievement of black African students in British schools: an ethnographical study of success factors," by Dr. Feyisa Demie, which discusses the link between African parent participation and student academic achievement. Topics include African parents' attitudes to education, cultural assumptions about the role of the teacher, and the paper's presentation at a Fall 2012 British Educational Research Association conference in England.