What happens when students are in the minority : experiences that impact human performance / edited by Charles B. Hutchison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hutchison, Charles B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Education--United States--Case studies.

Minorities.

Minority students--United States--Social conditions--Case studies.

Minority students.

Social conditions.

Minorities--Education.

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 242 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2009]

Summary:

When people find themselves as the minorities in different situations, they often feel as if they have been placed on stage with a spotlight on them. Consequently, they become prisoners of anxiety and engage in certain predictable, negative behaviors. Owing to sheer anxiety and mental overload, these situational minorities often find themselves behaving unintelligently. This book uses real-life experiences of diverse people to illustrate that, if not understood and addressed, situational minorities at school or work are unlikely to perform to their highest potentials. This book is for anyone who wants to understand human behavior and performance: why minorities struggle in majority schools, or why the only male or female on the lean has to overcome a mental barrier in order to catch up.

Contents:

Part I Introduction to the Minority Effect 1

The "Minority Effect" as a Human Phenomenon and Its Educational Implications / Charles B. Hutchison 3

Part II The Minority Experience from the Perspective of Racial Minorities 17

1 My Dark Curly Thick Hair Was a Nemesis as All I Wanted Was the Blond Straight Hair Parted Down the Middle, and Romeo: A Misunderstood Student / Anita McGee 19

2 Black and Female in an All-White and Male Math Class, and Mercy's Dilemma / Ora Uhuru 25

3 Is There a Minority in the House? Why I Dropped Out of College the First Time Around, and Victimized Jones / Maria C. Abelquist 31

4 Seeing My Student at an All-White Church Saved My Day, and the Double Lives and Social Consciousness of My White Students / Kalilah Kirkpatrick 41

5 Experiencing the White Church, A Cross-Cultural Wedding Experience, and A New Angela: A Bicultural Personality / Aja' Pharr 47

6 A Black Female in a Predominantly White Male Class, and Reversing Roles: A White Student Acting the Minority in Class / Lisa McCrimmon 57

7 Self-Conscious at Pleasant Green, and Minding Mandy, the White Minority in Class / Carletta Bradley 65

8 I Felt Like Everybody Else in the Church and It Only Took One Person to Help Me, and Biracial and Double Minority / Arron Deckard 71

Part III The Minority Experience from the Perspective of the Racial Majority 77

9 Comparing Experiencing the Minority Exercise to a War Zone Experience: A Soldier's Reflection, and Breaking Out in Cold Sweat in All-Women's Company / Daniel Blankton 79

10 I Already Felt Unwelcome, and...This Feeling Was Completely Inside My Head, and Stuttering at a Staff Meeting / Ryan Delehant 85

11 Getting a "Good Seat" at Granite, and A Different Worldview, a Different Life / Stephanie Johnston 93

12 Experiencing the Minority at a Hip-Hop Dance Class, and A Good-Kid-Turned-Bad: Surviving Black History Month / Karlie Kissman 99

13 A German's Visit to a Latino Church, and German Sensibilities at a Super Bowl Party / Angela Jakeway 105

14 Understanding My Students at Church, and Finding My Feet a at My In-Laws' / Jim Cross 111

15 Experiencing the Minority as the Only White in Church, the Only Woman in Corporate Meetings, and as a Denominational Minority / Betty Danzi 117

16 Experiencing the Minority at a Black Church, Fitting in as a Reverse Minority in School, and Thinking Religion "Outside the Box" / Brian Bongiovanni 123

17 Surviving in Church, and Understanding the Minority through Interracial Marriage / Crystal Sisk 131

18 Differences on a Common Ground, and the Only Guy at an All-Girls Party / David W. Cornett 137

19 A White Female in the Class on the African Experience, North-South Linguistic Dichotomy, and Thinking about Marcus / Winfree Brisley 143

Part IV Short Narratives of Diverse Minority Experiences 151

20 It's Eleven Thirty at Night, and Da Club Is Jumpin' / Matthew Reid 153

21 I Fit in Perfectly with the Corporate Environment...Except for My Accent / Joseph Edmonds 157

22 The Few White Girls in the Dance Hall / Tiffany Adams 161

23 A Lone White Female in an All-Black Course / Lauren Emerson 165

24 A White Guy at a Black Student Union Party / Jeremy Laliberte 169

25 Slowly Embracing a Different Taste / Melissa Loftis 173

26 Surviving in a New School through the School Band, but No Drums, Please! / Loretta Sullivan 175

Part V Concluding Narratives and Analyses 179

27 Lessons Learned from My Minority Experience / Ann Wright 181

28 Experiencing the Minority at the Local Restaurant / Tracie S. Clark 191

29 The Minority Experience from the Perspective of Students of African Origin / Clifford Afam 199

30 Experiencing the Minority: Overcoming Double Consciousness in the Classroom / LaTasha Jones 209

31 Comparative Reflections: Lessons Learned about the Minority Experience / Charles Hutchison 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781607093947

1607093944

9781607093954

1607093952

9781607093961

1607093960

OCLC:

320434348