African Americans And College Choice

Author : Kassie Freeman
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780791484500

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African Americans and College Choice by Kassie Freeman Pdf

Acknowledging the disparity between the number of African American high school students who aspire toward higher education and the number who actually attend, this book uncovers factors that influence African American students' decisions regarding college. Kassie Freeman brings new insights to the current body of research on African Americans and higher education by examining the impact that family, school, community, and home have in the decision-making process. She explores specific factors that contribute to a student's predisposition toward higher education, including gender, economics, and high school curriculum, and seeks to bridge the gap in understanding why aspiration does not immediately translate into participation. Educators and policy makers interested in increasing African American students' participation in higher education will benefit from the exploration of this paradox.

Author : Thandeka K. Chapman,Frances Contreras,Eddie Comeaux,Gloria M. Rodrigiez,Eligio Martinez Jr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367352680

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High Achieving African American Students and the College Choice Process by Thandeka K. Chapman,Frances Contreras,Eddie Comeaux,Gloria M. Rodrigiez,Eligio Martinez Jr Pdf

By critically examining the legal, institutional, and social factors that prohibit or promote students' college choices, this Volume undermines the notion that African American students and their families are opposed to formal education, and reveals structural barriers which they face in accessing elite institutions. For African American students, unequal education is rooted in the history in the legacy of slavery and of the history of institutional and structural racism in United States. The long legacy of racism in education cannot be dismissed when reflecting on the college choice experiences of African American students made today. Authors uniquely apply Critical Race Theory (CRT) to analyse the college selection process of high achieving African American students and, highlight the similarities and differences within an impressive group of students, therefore challenging the deficit notions of African American students as perpetual under-achievers. They also show that contrary to the general assumption, African American parents are inclined towards providing their sons and daughters higher education at the elite institutes of US. The decision is often influenced by analysis of factors including the allocation of school resources, parental attitudes, university recruitment, campus outreach, and affordability. The issues of discrimination on the grounds of race, class, and gender often plays a vital role in decision making process. This text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, academics, professionals and policy makers in the field of Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education, Sociology of Education, Equality & Human Rights, and African American Studies.

Author : Kassie Freeman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998-11-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780313024818

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African American Culture and Heritage in Higher Education Research and Practice by Kassie Freeman Pdf

Leading African American scholars examine the often neglected cultural context in research and policy development in African American higher education in this collection of essays. Past research has most often been conducted by individuals unfamiliar with the historical and cultural considerations of specific ethnic groups. Therefore, the outcomes of research and the development of programs have been based on deficit models, that is, what is wrong with African Americans, or what they cannot achieve. The book examines the questions; what is the relationship between African Americans' culture and experiences, and how should their culture be integrated into research and practice? How do African Americans' intra- and interrelations differ in higher education? How does understanding African American culture as it relates to higher education research enhance policy-making and practice? What role do HBUCs play in African Americans' participation in higher education? What are the policy and practice implications of past and current research? Scholars and practitioners of education, culture, and race relations will find this collection informative and interesting.

Author : Joe R. Feagin,Hernan Vera,Nikitah Imani
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134718412

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The Agony of Education by Joe R. Feagin,Hernan Vera,Nikitah Imani Pdf

The Agony of Education is about the life experience of African American students attending a historically white university. Based on seventy-seven interviews conducted with black students and parents concerning their experiences with one state university, as well as published and unpublished studies of the black experience at state universities at large, this study captures the painful choices and agonizing dilemmas at the heart of the decisions African Americans must make about higher education.

Author : Vickie L. Suggs
Publisher : IAP
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781623964597

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Historically Black College Leadership & Social Transformation by Vickie L. Suggs Pdf

Historically Black College Leadership & Social Transformation Little research has been conducted to identify aspects of effective social transformation leadership in American college and university leadership. The authors of this book argue that while much less has been done at predominantly White institutions to practically apply the processes of social transformation as a leadership model, HBCUs have historically relied upon strategies of social transformation as they sought to build and sustain the distinct mission of their institutions that enhance college access, inclusion, and choice. This publication is intended to serve as a departure from the examination of the typology of transformation leadership in the private sector and, instead, view this leadership model through the lens of higher education. The authors’ intent is to focus on institutional leadership at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and provide a deeper understanding of the Social Change Model and how it can be successfully situated as a conduit for realizing and sustaining the mission of Black colleges from perspectives of the past, present, and future.

Author : Louis A. Castenel,Tarek C. Grantham,Billy J. Hawkins
Publisher : IAP
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781641132732

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Recruiting, Retaining, and Engaging African-American Males at Selective Public Research Universities by Louis A. Castenel,Tarek C. Grantham,Billy J. Hawkins Pdf

A problematic, yet uncommon, assumption among many higher education researchers is that recruitment, retention, and engagement of African-American males is relatively similar and stable across all majority White colleges and universities. In fact, the harsh reality is that selective public research universities (SPRUs) have distinctive academic cultures that increase the difficulty of diversifying their faculty and student populations. This book will discuss how traditions and elitist assumptions make it very difficult to recruit, retain, and engage African-American males. The authors will examine these issues from multiple perspectives in three sections that highlight research, policies and practices impacting the experiences of African American males, including Pre-Collegiate Preparation, African American Male Student Athletes, and Undergraduate and Graduate Considerations for African American Male Initiatives.

Author : Crystal R. Chambers,Loni Crumb
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781839098727

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African American Rural Education by Crystal R. Chambers,Loni Crumb Pdf

Despite comprising the largest minority in rural settings, the literature to date largely subsumes African American rural students into a broader set of students, with a primarily urban focus. This volume focuses on the higher education pathways of rural African American students and highlights their experiences in US colleges and universities.

Author : M. Christopher Brown II,T. Elon Dancy II
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781787149038

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Black Colleges Across the Diaspora by M. Christopher Brown II,T. Elon Dancy II Pdf

This book examines colleges and universities across the diaspora with majority African, African-American, and other Black designated student enrolments. It engages the diversity of Black colleges and universities and explains their critical role in promoting academic excellence in higher education.

Author : Terrell L. Strayhorn,Melvin Cleveland Terrell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000980141

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The Evolving Challenges of Black College Students by Terrell L. Strayhorn,Melvin Cleveland Terrell Pdf

Presenting new empirical evidence and employing fresh theoretical perspectives, this book sheds new light on the challenges that Black Students face from the time they apply to college through their lives on campus.The contributors make the case that the new generation of Black students differ in attitudes and backgrounds from earlier generations, and demonstrate the importance of understanding the diversity of Black identity.Successive chapters address the nature and importance of Black spirituality for reducing isolation and race-related stress, and as a source of meaning making; students’ college selection and decision process and the expectations it fosters; first-generation Black women’s motivations for attending college; the social-psychological determinants of academic achievement, and how resiliency can be developed and nurtured; institutional climate and the role of cultural centers; as well as identity development; and mentoring. The book includes a new research study of African American male undergraduates who identify as gay or bisexual; discusses the impact of student-to-student interactions in intellectual development and leadership building; describes the successful strategies used by historically Black institutions with at-risk men; considers the role of parents in Black male students’ lives, and the applicability of the “millennial” label to the new cohort of African American students.The book offers new insights and concrete recommendations for policies and practices to provide the social and academic support for African American students to persist and fully benefit from their collegiate experience. It will be of value to student affairs personnel and faculty; constitutes a textbook for courses on student populations and their development; and provides a springboard for future research.

Author : Robert T. Palmer,Larry J. Walker,Ramon B. Goings,Charmaine Troy,Chaz T. Gipson,Felecia Commodore
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317302261

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Graduate Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by Robert T. Palmer,Larry J. Walker,Ramon B. Goings,Charmaine Troy,Chaz T. Gipson,Felecia Commodore Pdf

Highlighting the voices and experiences of Black graduate students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), this book features the perspectives of students from a variety of academic backgrounds and institutional settings. Contributors discuss their motivation to attend an HBCU for graduate studies, their experiences, and how these helped prepare them for their career. To be prepared to serve the increasing number of Black students with access to graduate programs at HBCUs, university administrators, faculty, and staff require a better understanding of these students’ needs and how to meet them. Addressing some of today’s most urgent issues and educational challenges, this book expands the literature on HBCUs and provides insight into the role their graduate schools play in building a diverse academic and professional community.

Author : Clifton F. Conrad,Ronald C. Serlin
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 1412906407

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The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education by Clifton F. Conrad,Ronald C. Serlin Pdf

Research is increasingly becoming more influential in the field of education and this Handbook brings together a range of top academic experts who represent diverse fields within and outside of education, as well as quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method approaches to provide an upto- date, advanced analysis of all relevant issues involved in educational research. The Handbook is written in lively, welcoming prose and central to the handbook is an intention to encourage and help researchers place ideas at the epicenter of inquiry. In addition explicit discussion of the fundamental challenges that researchers must consciously address throughout their inquiry are identified and solutions provided to help future researchers overcome similar obstacles.

Author : Crystal Renee Chambers,Rhonda V. Sharpe
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781780525037

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Black Female Undergraduates on Campus by Crystal Renee Chambers,Rhonda V. Sharpe Pdf

Intends to identify both successes and challenges faced by Black female students accessing and matriculating through institutions of higher education. This volume is aimed toward garnering an understanding of the educational trajectories and experiences of Black females, independent of and in comparison to their peers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:30000006044428

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Advances in Education Research by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stacey Price Brown, Ph.D.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-14
Category : African American college students
ISBN : 9781483412009

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Stories Untold: College Preparation Through the Experiences of High-Achieving Students by Stacey Price Brown, Ph.D. Pdf

The challenges that face African American students seeking a higher education are well documented, but high-performing and gifted students continue to succeed in going to college and thriving once they arrive there. In this study, author Stacey Price Brown, PhD, looks at the educational experience through the eyes of a selection of these students. For them, the college planning process begins in early childhood, and it does not end until high school graduation. Through these students' stories, Brown offers practical recommendations on how to create a culture that promotes the value of higher education. Learn how to help students develop competitive college applications; gain admittance to the college of their choice; set high expectations for themselves; and leverage supportive environments. Designed to help students, parents, and educators, Stories Untold presents the journeys of talented students who have navigated the curves in the long road that leads to college.

Author : Henry T. Frierson,Willie PearsonJr.,James H. Wyche
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781848558991

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Black American Males in Higher Education by Henry T. Frierson,Willie PearsonJr.,James H. Wyche Pdf

Addresses the subject of the disproportional decline of Black American Males in higher education. This book provides critical historical overviews and analyses pertaining to Black American males in higher education and Black Americans of both genders.