African American Culture and Heritage in Higher Education Research and Practice

Subjects:

• Education » Higher Education
• Multicultural Studies » Black Studies

Reviews:

• This volume is much needed in the annals of higher education research in offering social scientists different paradigms and the logic of social inquiry that are needed for analysis and policymaking as they relate to African-American participation in higher eduaction....Professors in education and sociology should consider using African American Culture and Heritage in higher Education as required or supplemental reading. I offer accolades to Freeman and the other contributing authors for adding to what Lawrence Levine calls "The Opening of the American Mind."
  —Multicultural Review
• This book supports the need to provide a cultural context for examining research and addressing policies related to African Americans....The book is well organized, and the chapters are well written....In addition to providing valuable research and adding a different perspective on research on African Americans, the book offers interesting reading. This book is recommended for collections that strive to offer comprehensive and/or balanced coverage of research on African Americans in higher education.
  —The Journal of Academic Librarianship

Table of Contents:

• Introduction by Kassie Freeman
• Overview: African American Participation in Higher Education by Reginald Wilson
• Considering the African American Culture in Higher Education Research
• Black to Africa: Some Research Paradigms Reflecting a Black World View by Raymond A. Winbush
• From Africa to America: The Relationship between Culture and Experience by Mia D. Alexander-Snow
• African American Students and Self-Concept Development: Integrating Cultural Influences into Research and Practice by Tamela M. Heath
• Historical Origins of Change: Implications for African Americans in Higher Education by Carolyn J. Thompson
• Examining African American Higher Education Research Issues and Paradigms
• And Who Shall Control Their Minds?: Race Consciousness and Collective Commitments among African American Students by Walter R. Allen
• The College Experience: A Conceptual Framework to Consider for Enhancing Students' Educational Gains by Lemuel W. Watson
• "Am I Black Enuf fo Ya?" Black Student Diversity: Issues of Identity and Community by Lori S. White
• Self-Segregation: An Oxymoron in Black and White by Sybril M. Bennett
• Doing What Comes Unnaturally: Increasing African American Faculty Presence in Predominately White Colleges and Universities by William B. Harvey
• Cultural Capital and the Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Educational Reproduction by James Earl Davis
• Addressing Higher Education Policy and Practice as They Relate to the African American Culture
• Policy, Practice, and Performance: Strategies to Foster the Meaningful Involvement of African Americans in Higher Education Decision-Making Processes by Wynetta Y. Lee
• The Relationship between Evaluation Effort and Institutional Culture: Mixing Oil and Water? by Bruce Anthony Jones
• African Americans and College Choice: Cultural Considerations and Policy Implications by Kassie Freeman
• Higher Education and Teacher Preparation: Meeting the Challenges and Demands for Academic Success of Urban Youth by Clancie M. Wilson
• Higher Education Policies and Professional Education in American Black Colleges by Beverly Lindsay
• Concluding Thoughts
• Index