Black American males in higher education : diminishing proportions /

This is the first of two volumes that specifically addresses the subject of the disproportional decline of Black American Males in higher education. For too long, acknowledgment of this issue has been avoided for fear that it would be clearly and too painfully felt. It is apparent that this issue ca...

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Other Authors: Frierson, Henry T. 1944- (Editor), Pearson, Willie, 1945- (Editor), Wyche, James H. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley, UK : Emerald, 2009.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Diversity in higher education ; v. 6.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Invisible men-almost : the diminution of African American males in higher education / Michael J. Cuyjet
  • A historical overview of the barriers faced by black American males in pursuit of higher education / Raymond Gavins
  • "Learners and teachers of men" : a historical view of the participation and contributions of black American males in higher education / Stephanie Y. Evans
  • The demography of African American males in higher education / Richard R. Verdugo and Ronald D. Henderson
  • The participation rates of black males in higher education : 1968-2007 / Marie-Claude E. Jipguep, Roderick J. Harrison and Florence B. Bonner
  • The educational status of African American males in the 21st century / Antoine M. Garibaldi
  • Making so big a dream near and dear to all African American males / Launcelot I. Brown, Malick Kouyate and Rodney K. Hopson
  • Where are the brothers? Alternatives to four-year college for black males / Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe and William A. Darity, Jr.
  • Overcoming barriers : characteristics of black male freshmen between 1971 and 2004 / Kimberly A. Griffin, Uma M. Jayakumar, Malana M. Jones and Walter R. Allen
  • Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? Demystifying black male college students / Candice P. Baldwin, Jodi Fisler and James M. Patton
  • Beating the odds : successful strategies to increase African American male participation in science / Freeman A. Hrabowski, III and Kenneth I. Maton
  • Persistence of African-American male community college students in engineering / Terrence L. Freeman and Marcus A. Huggans
  • One initiative at a time : a look at emerging African American male programs in the California community college system / Edward C. Bush, Lawson Bush, V and Don "Ajene" Wilcoxson
  • Power of mentoring African American males in community colleges / Kenneth Ray, Jr., Sylvia Marion Carley and Derrick Brown.