Journey to the Ph. D : how to navigate the process as African Americans / edited by Anna L. Green & LeKita V. Scott ; foreword by Brenda Jarmon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scott, LeKita V. (LeKita Vaney), 1971- editor.

Green, Anna L. (Anna Lucille), 1970- editor.

Jarmon, Brenda, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Education (Graduate).

African Americans.

African American graduate students--Social conditions.

African American graduate students.

Doctor of philosophy degree--United States.

Doctor of philosophy degree.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, 2003.

Summary:

This book, by twenty-four Black scholars who "have been there," offers a guide to aspiring doctoral students to the formal process and to the personal, emotional and intellectual challenges they are likely to face.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Foreword Lift Every Voice: African American Students Surviving in Higher Education

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Part I: Entrance into the Academy

1: The Paths and Opportunities to Gaining Admission to the Graduate School of Your Choice

2: Deciding If and How to Pursue Doctoral Work

3: "Dreams Hanging in the Air Like Smoke" A Personal Reflection of Factors Influencing Enrollment and Persistance in Higher Education

4: Five Degrees and a Ph.D. Positive Detours Along the Path to the Doctorate

Part II: Adapting to the Academy

5: Balancing Act A Reflective Practice

6: Maintaining My Identity Enhanced by the System, But Not Lost in It

7: In the Midst of It All A Feminist Perspective on Science and Science Teaching

8: Pressing Toward the Mark An African American Man's Reflection on the Doctoral Process at a Predominately White Institution

9: Enduring the Race A Diary of My Graduate Years

10: "Walk Tall in the World" Reflections from a Scholar of African American Children's Literature

Part III: Surviving the Academy

11: The Mask A Survival Tool

12: A Personal Journey Toward Authenticity Recognizing and Reclaiming My Origins

13: Making the Academy A Home for the Brave

14: Choosing a Mentor and Other Lessons of the Hidden Curriculum of Graduate School

15: The Role of Mentorship in Developing African American Students and Professionals Within the Academy

16: For Better or for Worse Improving Advising Relationships Between Faculty and Graduate Students

17: The Role of Mentoring for Future Academicians

Conclusion the Ph.D.: A Process Not a Product

Appendix

Index

About the Editors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781620360347

1620360349

OCLC:

945135786