Women of color in higher education changing directions and new perspectives

• Other Authors: Lloyd-Jones, Brenda, Jean-Marie, Gaëtane, Frierson, Henry T. 1944-, Tate, William
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
• Series: Diversity in higher education ; v. 10.
• Subjects: Sex discrimination in higher education.; Women > Education (Higher); elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781780521817
• ISSN: 1479-3644 ;
• DOI: 10.1108/S1479-3644(2011)10
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxix, 398 p.) : ill.

Ask practically any academic department chair why they do not have more African Americans among faculty members and they generally respond with stock stories or folktales, which stimulated the title of this volume. Stock stories are akin to grand narratives that explain 'why things are' in...