Black American female undergraduates on campus : successes and challenges /
Since the 1976, increased attention has been paid to the diminishing numbers of Black males in higher education, and rightly so: the total numerical enrollments of Black female undergraduates has outstripped their male counterparts by a factor of nearly 2 to 1. Since intervention, however, the enrol...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bingley, U.K. :
Emerald,
2012
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| Series: | Diversity in higher education ;
v. 12. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Since the 1976, increased attention has been paid to the diminishing numbers of Black males in higher education, and rightly so: the total numerical enrollments of Black female undergraduates has outstripped their male counterparts by a factor of nearly 2 to 1. Since intervention, however, the enrollment growth rate among Black males (60%) exceeded that of Black females (40%) (NCES, 2008). Needless to say, this good news was is welcomed by many. However, as Cole & Guy-Sheftall (2003) have pointed out, it may be misguided to assume that improving the status of black men will single-handedly solve all the complex problems facing African American communities. Are we indirectly neglecting Black females? And what of their future? The purpose of Black Female Undergraduates on Campus is to identify both successes and challenges faced by Black female students accessing and matriculating through institutions of higher education. In illuminating the interactive complexities between persons and place, 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. Special attention is paid to women pursuing careers in the high demand fields of teacher education and STEM. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 234 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781780525037 1780525036 9781780525020 1780525028 1280120533 9781280120534 9786613524393 6613524395 |
| ISSN: | 1479-3644 ; |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description from online resource (viewed 1 July 2014). |
