African American Rural Education

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.

About the author

Crystal R. Chambers is Professor of Educational Leadership at East Carolina University, USA, where she was the recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship in 2018. Her areas of expertise focus on issues of race and gender in higher education and include college choice, faculty advancement, and doctoral education.
Loni Crumb is Assistant Professor in the Counselor Education Program at East Carolina University, USA, and a Licensed Professional Counselor. Her research interests include counseling in rural areas, rural education, promoting retention and persistence of underserved students in higher education, and college student mental health.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Crystal R. Chambers (Editor), Crystal R. (East Carolina University Chambers (Editor), Loni Crumb (Editor), Loni (East Carolina University Crumb (Editor)
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781839098710
• ISBN: 978-1-83909-871-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 482 g
• Series: Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education; Advances in Race and Ethnicity
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system