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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.
List of contents
Introduction by Kassie Freeman
Overview: African American Participation in Higher Education by Reginald Wilson
Considering the African American Culture in Higher Education ResearchBlack 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 ParadigmsAnd 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
About the author
KASSIE FREEMAN is Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. She was the recipient of the Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship and has twice been the recipient of the Pro Renovanda Cultura Hungariae Foundation Award to be a visiting professor and scholar at the Budapest University of Economic Sciences.
