African American Culture and Heritage in Higher Education Research and Practice (Hardcover)

Introduction by Kassie Freeman Overview: African American Participation in Higher Education by Reginald Wilson Considering the African American Culture in Higher Education Research Black to Africa: Some Research Paradigms Reflecting a Black World View by Raymond A. Winbush From Africa to America: The Relationship between Culture and Experience by Mia D. Alexander-Snow African American Students and Self-Concept Development: Integrating Cultural Influences into Research and Practice by Tamela M. Heath Historical Origins of Change: Implications for African Americans in Higher Education by Carolyn J. Thompson Examining African American Higher Education Research Issues and Paradigms And Who Shall Control Their Minds?: Race Consciousness and Collective Commitments among African American Students by Walter R. Allen The College Experience: A Conceptual Framework to Consider for Enhancing Students' Educational Gains by Lemuel W. Watson "Am I Black Enuf fo Ya?" Black Student Diversity: Issues of Identity and Community by Lori S. White Self-Segregation: An Oxymoron in Black and White by Sybril M. Bennett Doing What Comes Unnaturally: Increasing African American Faculty Presence in Predominately White Colleges and Universities by William B. Harvey Cultural Capital and the Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Educational Reproduction by James Earl Davis Addressing Higher Education Policy and Practice as They Relate to the African American Culture Policy, Practice, and Performance: Strategies to Foster the Meaningful Involvement of African Americans in Higher Education Decision-Making Processes by Wynetta Y. Lee The Relationship between Evaluation Effort and Institutional Culture: Mixing Oil and Water? by Bruce Anthony Jones African Americans and College Choice: Cultural Considerations and Policy Implications by Kassie Freeman Higher Education and Teacher Preparation: Meeting the Challenges and Demands for Academic Success of Urban Youth by Clancie M. Wilson Higher Education Policies and Professional Education in American Black Colleges by Beverly Lindsay Concluding Thoughts Index