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Resilience and success : the professional journeys of African American women scientists / Kabba E. Colley, Binta M. Colley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Colley, Kabba E.
- Series:
- Black studies & critical thinking
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American women scientists.
- Women scientists--United States.
- Women scientists.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 155 pages : illustrations, charts, tables ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Peter Lang, [2013]
- Summary:
- Resilience and Success charts the education and career trajectories of African American women scientists and sheds light as to why young African American females drop off the science map in high school. It constructs a story about the map, which includes exits, entrances and turns. This phenomenon was influenced by cultural and socio-economic issues; class, race relations and racial biases; geography and most important, opportunities and serendipity. None of the roads were smooth as these African American women followed in the footsteps of those who had gone before them. It is critical for young African American female students to know that they have a passion and sense of curiosity befitting a future scientist. The stories of these women serve as a model for the way families, teachers, counselors, community activists and policy makers can participate in developing a new generation of African American women scientists. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction 1
- Chapter 2 History of Women in Science 5
- Chapter 3 Contemporary Educational History of African American Women in Science 17
- Chapter 4 Facts and Figures on African American Women in Science 30
- Chapter 5 What Research Says 52
- Chapter 6 Framework for Studying Race and Gender Issues in Science 68
- Chapter 7 Survey and Case Study Methodology 84
- Chapter 8 Survey Findings 89
- Chapter 9 Interview Findings 103
- Chapter 10 Framework for Success in Science and Policy Implications 120.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1433115107
- 9781433115110
- 1433115115
- 9781433115103
- 9781453911310
- 1453911316
- OCLC:
- 828140558
- Publisher Number:
- 99956638677
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