From diplomas to doctorates : the success of black women in higher education and its implications for equal educational opportunities for all / edited by V. Barbara Bush, Crystal Renée Chambers, and MaryBeth Walpole ; foreword by Kassie Freeman ; afterword by Wynetta Y. Lee
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| Subjects: | African American women--Education (Higher) Doctor of philosophy degree--United States African American women--Social conditions Discrimination in higher education--United States Educational equalization |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Published: | Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2009 |
| LC Classification: | L, LC |
| Table of Contents: | Foreword / Kassie Freeman Introduction / MaryBeth Walpole 1 PART ONE. THE PRE-COLLEGIATE AND TRANSITIONAL EXPERIENCE I. College Predisposition and the Dilemma of Being Black and Female in High School / Crystal Renee Chambers 21 2. "Making a Dollar Out of Fifteen Cents" The Early Educational Investments of Young Black Women / Crystal Renee Chambers 39 PART TWO. THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE 3. An asset or an Obstacle? The Power of Peers in African American Women's College Transitions / Rachelle Winkle-Wagner 55 4. African American Female Students at Historically Black Colleges Historical and Contemporary Considerations / Marybeth Gasman 73 5. African american Women at Highly Selective Colleges How African American Campus Communities Shape Experiences / MaryBeth Walpole 85 PART THREE. THE GRADUATE EXPERIENCE 6. Professional Socialization, Politicized raced and Gendered Experience, and Black Female Graduate Students A Road Map for Structural Transformation / Venice Thandi Sule 111 7. Does Where they Start Matter? A Comparative Analysis of African American Women Doctoral Recipients Who started in a Two-Year Versus a Four-Year Institution / Carolyn Buck 131 8. A Look Back and A Look Ahead How to Navigate the Doctoral Degree Process Successfully / Benita J. Barnes 161 Afterword / Wynetta Y. Lee 183 Editors and Contributors 189 Index 191 |
| Additional Authors: | Bush, V. Barbara Gafford Muhammad, Crystal Walpole, MaryBeth, 1960- |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2009052928 ISBN: 9781579223564 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN: 1579223567 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN: 9781579223571 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN: 1579223575 (pbk. : alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 196 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 277203951 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9781579223564 1579223567 9781579223571 1579223575 |