Journey to the Ph.D. (eBook, ePUB)

How to Navigate the Process as African Americans
Redaktion: Green, Anna L.; Scott, Lekita V.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book, by twenty-four Black scholars who "have been there," offers a guide to aspiring doctoral students to the formal process and to the personal, emotional and intellectual challenges they are likely to face.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000980448
• Artikelnr.: 68357199

Autorenporträt

Anna L. Green is a native of Opelousas, Louisiana. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Xavier University in New Orleans, her M.S. in Educational Psychology from Clark Atlanta University, and her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Florida State University. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Business and Industry at Florida A&M University. She is co-editor of Sisters of the Academy: Emergent Black Women Scholars in Higher Education (Stylus Publishing, 2001), and President of the Sisters of the Academy (SOTA) Institute --www.sistersoftheacademy.org LeKita V. Scott Director of Foundation Relations and an adjunct instructor at Syracuse University. A native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Dr. LeKita Scott Dawkins is a founding member of Sisters of the Academy (SOTA) Institute (www.sistersoftheacademy.org). She is co-editor of Journey to the Ph.D.: How to Navigate the Process as African Americans which is a timely guide and source of information for men and women of color considering the journey towards a terminal degree. Dr. Scott Dawkins possesses a passion for exploring the recruitment, retention, and advancement of ethnic minorities, particularly those in the field of fund-raising/development and those in graduate programs. She received her BS in Elementary Education from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, her MEd in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University, and her PhD in Educational Leadership from Florida State University. Brenda Jarmon is Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Social Work, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee.

Inhaltsangabe

Brenda Jarmon. Lift Every Voice
African American Students Surviving in Higher Education. PART I. ENTRANCE INTO THE ACADEMY. LeKita V. Scott. Introduction; Kamau Oginga Siwatu. The Paths and Opportunities to Gaining Admission to the Graduate School of Your Choice; Tim Wilson, Nelson Soto and Jami Joyner. Deciding If and How to Pursue Doctoral Work; KaaVonia Hinton
Johnson. "Dreams Hanging in the Air Like Smoke"
A Personal Reflection Influencing Enrollment and Persistence in Higher Education; Randal D. Pinkett. Five Degrees to a Ph.D.
Positive Detours Along the Path to the Doctorate. PART II. ADAPTING TO THE ACADEMY. Stephen Hancock. Balancing Act
A Reflective Practice; Catherine Cushinberry. Maintaining My Identity
Enhanced by the System, but Not Lost in It; Felicia Moore. In the Midst of It All
My Experiences in Science and Science Teaching, a Feminist Perspective; Anthony Graham. Pressing Toward the Mark
An African American Man's Reflection on the Doctoral Process at a Predominantly White Institution; Terrolyn Carter. Enduring the Race
A Diary of My Graduate Years; Jonda McNair. "Walk Tall in the World"
Reflections from a Scholar of African American Children's Literature. PART III. SURVIVING THE ACADEMY. Courtney Johnson. The Mask
A Survival Tool; Lisa Watts. The Sankofa Bird of Ghana; April Peters. Making the Academy a Home for the Brave; Tamara Duckworth
Warner. Choosing a Mentor and Other Lessons of the Hidden Curriculum of Graduate School; Tarcha Rentz. The Role of Mentorship in Developing African American Students and Professionals; James Minor. For Better For Worse
Improving Advising Relationships Between Faculty and Graduate Students; Carolyn Hopp, Vincent Mumford and Franklyn Williams. The Role of Mentoring for Future Academicians; Anna L. Green. Conclusion
The Ph.D.. A Process, not a Product. APPENDIX
Preparing for the Professorate.