The evolving challenges of Black college students : new insights for policy, practice, and research /
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| Imprint: | Sterling, Va. : Stylus, c2010. |
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| Description: | xii, 226 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8270671 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction: The State of Empirical Research on African American Collegians
- 1. Knowing God, Knowing Self: African American College Students and Spirituality
- 2. Choosing College as a Life or Death Decision: First-Generation African American Women's Reflections on College Choice
- 3. Buoyant Believers: Resilience, Self-Efficacy, and Academic Success of Low-Income African American Collegians
- 4. Focusing on Achievement: African American Student Persistence in the Academy
- 5. Triple Threat: Challenges and Supports of Black Gay Men at Predominantly White Campuses
- 6. Challenges and Supports of Student-to-Student Interactions: Insights on African American Collegians
- 7. "A Home Away From Home": Black Cultural Centers as Supportive Environments for African American Collegians at White Institutions
- 8. The Uniqueness of an HBCU Environment: How a Supportive Campus Climate Promotes Student Success
- 9. College-Bound Sons: Exploring Parental Influences on the Pre-Entry Attributes of African American Males
- 10. Mentoring and African American Undergraduates' Perceptions of Academic Success
- 11. New Directions for Future Research on African American Collegians
- About The Editors
- About The Contributors
- Index
