Overcoming the odds : raising academically successful African American young women / Freeman A. Hrabowski III ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hrabowski, Freeman A.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

African American women--Education.

African American women.

African American women--Family relationships.

Education--Parent participation--United States.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Statistics indicate that African American females, as a group, fare poorly in the United States. Many live in single-parent households, either as the single-parent mother or as the daughter. Many face severe economic hurdles. Yet despite these obstacles, some are performing at exceptional levels academically. Based on interviews with many of these successful young women and their families, 'Overcoming the Odds' provides a wealth of information about how and why they have succeeded - what motivates them, how their backgrounds and family relationships have shaped them, even how it feels to be a high academic achiever.

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 Successful African American Young Women and Their Families; 2 Mothers of Academically Successful Daughters: The Mothers' Voices; 3 Fathers of Academically Successful Daughters: The Fathers' Voices; 4 A Diversity of Family Contexts: The Daughters' Voices; 5 Parenting and Educating for Success in Math and Science: Early Childhood through College; 6 Becoming a Black Woman: A Closer Look at Personal, Cultural, and Emotional Challenges; 7 Raising Successful African American Young Women: What We Have Learned; APPENDIX A: Overview of Study Procedure

APPENDIX B: Minority Student Development ProgramsNOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-265) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028436-6

0-19-756136-5

1-280-65501-1

0-19-802920-9

0-19-530206-0

OCLC:

476010694