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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255146003321

Titolo

Black Men in the Academy : Narratives of Resiliency, Achievement, and Success / / edited by Brian L. McGowan, J. Luke Wood, Robert T. Palmer, David F. Hibbler, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137567284

1137567287

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Disciplina

378.198211

Soggetti

School management and organization

Education, Higher

Human rights

Education and state

Organization and Leadership

Higher Education

Human Rights

Educational Policy and Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Foreword ; Preface; Acknowledgments; One Reframing Black Male Success in Education: Narratives of Resiliency, Inspiration, and Success; Two Th e College Graduate: My Life Translated by Kanye West; Three The Experience of a Black Male Doctoral Reentry Student after Attrition: A Self-Reflective Study; Four Pursuit of Happiness: Reflections of a Young Man; Five Family First: Exploring the Connection between Supportive Relationships and Self-Efficacy; Six Building on Our Mathematical Legacy of Brilliance: A Critical Race Reflective Narrative

Seven He Became a WHAT?!? Memoirs of a Somewhat Unlikely Journey into AcademiaEight Am I Special? Rethinking Notions of Exceptionality in Black Male Success Narratives; Nine An Inspirational and Onerous



Journey from the Great Migration to the Academy; Ten Projects to PhD: Falling through the Cracks and Finding Success; Eleven The Black Male Body and the (Post?)Colonial University: Identity Politics and the Tyranny of Meritocracy; Twelve Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen in the Academy; Thirteen Integrating Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice as a Practitioner in Higher Education

Fourteen Exploring the Resiliency, Achievement, and Academic Success of a Direct Descendant of the Prince Edward County, Virginia (1959-1964) School LockoutList of Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Using an anti-deficit approach, Black Men in the Academy explores narratives of resiliency, success, and achievement for black men in the academy. This book is an important text for scholars interested in promoting success in education for underrepresented minorities.