Still Searching for Our Mothers' Gardens - Experiences of New, Tenure track Women of Color at Majority

Klappentext New! tenure-track women of color endure unique hardships teaching at institutions in which they are not a majority. This edited volume seeks to share! from a communication perspective! the multifaceted experiences of these faculty members in the academy. The experiences captured in this volume engage various theories! methodologies! and frameworks that serve to bridge the chasm that often exists between theory and praxis. The contributors to this book are women of color from an array of ethnic! racial! and religious backgrounds! resulting in a thoughtful and rich discussion about the experiences of tenure-track women of color in the academy. Zusammenfassung This edited volume seeks to share the multifaceted experiences of tenure-track women of color in institutions of higher learning. This community of women often endures unique hardships teaching at institutions in which they are not a majority. Their experiences are richly captured in this collection.

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• Authors: Nickesia S. Gordon, Gordon Nickesia S., Marnel Niles, Marnel N. Niles, Niles Marnel N.
• Assisted by: Nickesia S. Gordon (Editor), Marnel N. Niles (Editor), Cooper Carolyn (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 16.08.2011, delayed
• EAN: 9780761855149
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5514-9
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, EDUCATION / Administration / General, United States of America, USA, Teaching staff, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Black & Asian Studies, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General