Black American female undergraduates on campus [[electronic resource] ] : successes and challenges / / edited by Crystal Renée Chambers, Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457546003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, U.K., : Emerald, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-12053-3; 9786613524393; 1-78052-503-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Collana: Diversity in higher education, , 1479-3644 ; ; v. 12
• Altri autori (Persone): ChambersCrystal Renée; SharpeRhonda Vonshay
• Disciplina: 370.117; 378.1982996073
• Soggetti: African American women college students; African American women - Education (Higher); Academic achievement; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: On cover: EmeraldBooks.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; BLACK FEMALE UNDERGRADUATES ON CAMPUS: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; YOU GO GIRL!: TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF BLACK WOMEN; ENROLLMENT; DATA AND METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; ANALYZING THE FEMALE ADVANTAGE IN COLLEGE ACCESS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; METHODS; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SELF-ACTUALIZATION; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE; METHOD; RESULTS; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; BLACK WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES WITH RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS IN COLLEGE: MAKING MEANING AT THE CROSSROADS OF RACE AND GENDERMETHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; A WAY OF MAKING IT: BLACK REENTRY FEMALES' SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES TO ; UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION; INTRODUCTION; PURPOSE OF STUDY & SCOPE OF CHAPTER; BLACK WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS; IMPLICATIONS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; THE CULTURE OF COMPETITION: IDENTIFYING THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BLACK STUDENT-ATHLETES; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EXISTING RESEARCH; APPROACH TO RESEARCH; DOMESTIC BLACK FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETESINTERNATIONAL BLACK FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETES; IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; SENDING AN SOS: HOW SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF BLACK LESBIANS AT PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT AND LGBT STUDENTS; BLACK LESBIANS AT PWIS: POTENTIAL DIFFICULTIES IN GAINING SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK(S); RESEARCH DESIGN; FINDINGS; DISCUSSION; LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH; IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; SPECIAL FOCUS ON STEM FIELDS; AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH-ACHIEVING GIRLS: STEM CAREERS AS OPTIONS; LITERATURE REVIEWTHEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; RESEARCH METHOD AND DESIGN; FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION; IMPLICATIONS; REFERENCES; DIFFERENTIAL GENDER OUTCOMES OF CAREER EXPLORATION SESSIONS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATES: AN EXAMINATION OF A COMPUTING SCIENCE OUTREACH EFFORT AT PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS; RELEVANT LITERATURE; AARCS PROGRAM; METHOD; FINDINGS; CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS; NOTE; REFERENCES; PREPARED AND PROGRESSING: BLACK WOMEN IN PHYSICS; INTRODUCTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; LITERATURE ON UNDERREPRESENTED WOMEN IN STEM; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS; IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE; REFERENCESHOPING FOR THE UNEXPECTED: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AS STEM EDUCATORS; LITERATURE; RESEARCH METHODS; FINDINGS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES
• Sommario/riassunto: The purpose of Black Female Undergraduates on Campus is to identify both successes and challenges faced by Black female students accessing and matriculating through institutions of higher education. In illuminating the interactive complexities between persons and place, this volume is aimed toward garnering an understanding of the educational trajectories and experiences of Black females, independent of and in comparison to their peers. Special attention is paid to women pursuing careers in the high demand fields of teacher education and STEM.