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The Black experience and navigating higher education through a virtual world / Kimetta Hairston, Bowie State University, USA, Wendy M. Edmonds, Bowie State University, Shanetia P. Clark, Salisbury University, USA, [editors].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hairston, Kimetta R., Editor.
- Series:
- Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning.
- A volume in the Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning (AMDL) Book Series
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American college students--Social conditions.
- African American college students.
- Computer-assisted instruction.
- COVID-19 (Disease)--United States.
- COVID-19 (Disease).
- African American universities and colleges.
- African Americans--Education (Higher)--Social aspects.
- African Americans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 282 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- IGI Global 2021
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "In March 2020, the Black experience was interrupted when a global pandemic forced mandated stay at home orders driving universities to transition into fully remote environments. This book explores the reality of the Black experience from various perspectives involving higher education institutions, with a focus on our HBCU"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Section 1. A virtual reality check. Chapter 1. The impact of a pandemic on historically black college/university educators ; Chapter 2. When internships goes virtual: unpacking experiences of black supervisors ; Chapter 3. Beyond social distance: the cultural and digital divide at an HBCU
- Section 2. When the pandemic exploded disparities. Chapter 4. Black men in higher education discuss the impact of police brutality, protest, and the coronavirus pandemic on black boys and men ; Chapter 5. Advancing the demarginalization of African American students ; Chapter 6. The social impact of sport: "black like me"
- Section 3. Mental state of a virtual world. Chapter 7. The role of followers in higher education during a pandemic: the HBCU experience ; Chapter 8. Pandemics: the politics of disparities and social justice in a virtual world ; Chapter 9. How to nurture virtually: the challenge of replicating the HBCU experience online
- Section 4. Resilience of the black experience in higher education. Chapter 10. Transitioning during a pandemic to maintain mental health ; Chapter 11. Odes of tree of life: significance for indigenous knowledge systems tenants in the African curriculum ; Chapter 12. The development of an entrepreneurial mindset at a HBCU during a pandemic.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781799875390
- 9781799875406
- OCLC:
- 1252738750
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