Black males in postsecondary education : examining their experiences in diverse institutional contexts

• Other Authors: Hilton, Adriel A. (Editor), Wood, J. Luke, 1982- (Editor), Lewis, Chance W. 1972- (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP - Information Age Publishing, 2012.
• Series: Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement.
• Subjects: African American men > Education (Higher); African American male college students.; African American men > Social conditions.; African Americans > Education (Higher); African Americans > Education (Graduate); Education > Schools > Levels > Higher.; Higher education, tertiary education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806614790
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-934-7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 231 pages) : illustrations

Black Males in Postsecondary Institutions: Examining their Experiences in Diverse Institutional Contexts offers a comprehensive examination of the experiences of Black males in our nation's higher education institutions. In recognizing the role of institutions in fostering distinctive education...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword / Fred A. Bonner, II
• Chapter 1. Black males in postsecondary settings: A rare examination across institutional contexts / Chance W. Lewis
• Chapter 2. Community colleges--a metasynthesis of literature on black males: An overview of 40 years of policy recommendations / J. Luke Wood and Adriel A. Hilton
• Chapter 3. Examining the phenomenon of for-profit colleges and universities for minority students: Implications for black males / Tiffany Patrice Fountaine
• Chapter 4. Untold stories: An examination of selected experiences of black male graduate students at an ivy league institution / Jonathan Berhanu and Jerlando F. L. Jackson
• Chapter 5. The impact of historically black colleges and universities on African American men / Marybeth Gasman, Valerie Lundy-Wagner, and Felecia Commodore
• Chapter 6. Historical legacy, ongoing reality: African American men at predominantly white institutions of higher education / Christopher B. Newman, Kenechukwu (K.C.) Mmeje, and Walter R. Allen
• Chapter 7. Black men at religiously affiliated colleges and universities: An exploratory glance / Terrell L. Strayhorn, Derrick Tillman-Kelly, Todd Suddeth, and Michael Steven Williams
• Chapter 8. People, places, and things: Examining the impact of institutional characteristics on the experiences of black males at a research intensive institution / Natasha M. Billie and Joelle Davis Carter
• Chapter 9. Black males at not-for-profit private colleges and universities / Bryant T. Marks, Sylvia Carey-Butler, and Karlton Mitchell
• Chapter 10. Bridging a black-brown divide? Black male students at a hispanic-serving institution / Richard Reddick, Julian Vasquez Heilig, and Patrick Valdez
• Chapter 11. Black males across institutional types: Recurrent recommendations for research, policy, and practice / J. Luke Wood, Adriel A. Hilton, and Chance W. Lewis. Epilogue: A Closing Perspective of the Edited Volume / James L. Moore, III
• About the editors
• About the authors.