Critical perspectives on Black women and college success / edited by Lori D. Patton and Natasha N. Croom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Patton, Lori D., editor.

Croom, Natasha N., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--Education (Higher).

African American women.

African American women college students.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

United States.

Physical Description:

ix, 223 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

In this comprehensive volume, research-based chapters examine the experiences that have shaped college life for Black undergraduate women and invite readers to grapple with the current myths and definitions that are shaping the discourses surrounding them. Chapter authors ask valuable questions that are critical for advancing the participation and success of Black women in higher education settings and also provide actionable recommendations to enhance their educational success. Perspectives about Black undergraduate women from various facets of the higher education spectrum are included, in which they share their experiences in academic and social settings, issues of identity, intersectionality, and the services and support systems that contribute to their success in college, and beyond. Presenting comprehensive, theoretically grounded, and thought-provoking scholarship, Critical Perspectives on Black Women and College Success is a definitive resource for scholarship and research on Black undergraduate women. Book jacket.

Contents:

Critical Perspectives on Undergraduate Black Women / Lori D. Patton and Natasha N. Croom

Black Undergraduate Women's Experiences of Race, Gender, and Class at Fisk and Howard Universities and Tuskegee Institute, 1923-1960 / Linda M. Perkins

(In)Visibility, Involvement, and Success : A Counter-Narrative of Black Women in Predominantly White Liberal Arts Colleges, 1945-1965 / Dafina Lazarus Stewart

Black Women's Advice on the Role of Confidence in the Pursuit of a College Degree : Believe You Will Achieve / Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, Courtney L. Luedke, and Carmen McCallum

An Examination of Black Women As Students In College Films : Where My Girls At? / Saran Donahoo

From Discourse to Practice : Making Discourses About Black Undergraduate Womyn Visible in Higher Education Journals and Student Affairs Practice / Kimberly D. Everett and Natasha N. Croom

Articulation of Identity in Black Undergraduate Women : Influences, Interactions, and Intersections / Christa J. Porter

The Experiences of Black Immigrant Women Transitioning Into College : Moving In and Moving Through / Kimberly A. Griffin, Chrystal A. George Mwangi, and Shawna M. Patterson

Black Women Athletes and the Performance of Hyper-Femininity / Tomika Ferguson and James W. Satterfield, Jr.

Hair, Racism, and Marginalization in the "Equality State" / Tracey Owens Patton

Explorations of Respectability and Resistance in Constructions of Black Womanhood at HBCUS / Nadrea R. Njoku and Lori D. Patton

Choosing Elites: Experiences of Working Class Black Undergraduate Women at an Ivy League University / Jennifer M. Johnson

Investigating Historically Black College Women's Racial-ethnic Socialization Experiences and Mental Health : Shades of Flourishing / Sha'Kema M. Blackmon and Laura D. Coyle

Influence of Sociostructural Stressors on Mental Health and Academic Performance : Black Women's College Experience / Roxanne A. Donovan and Nichole A. Guillory

Supporting Students Who Struggle Successfully : Developing and Institutionalizing Support for Black Undergraduate Women / Mahauganee D. Shaw.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138819467

1138819468

9781138819474

1138819476

OCLC:

958497587