ISBN:
9781793648952
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 online resource (317 pages)
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als African Americans in the human sciences
DDC:
305.48/896073
Schlagwort(e):
African American women in the professions
;
African American women-Education
;
Women social scientists-United States
;
Electronic books
;
African American women ; Education
;
African American women in the professions
;
Women social scientists
;
United States
;
Humanwissenschaften
;
Sozialwissenschaften
;
Amerika
;
Schwarze
Kurzfassung:
This book highlights significant contributions of African American women in education, their successes and challenges in the human sciences/family and consumer sciences profession, and the impact of historically Black colleges and universities throughout American history.
Kurzfassung:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Women, Education, and Careers -- Chapter 1: Quest for Education: Empowerment of Women of Color -- Introduction -- Theoretical Frameworks Related to Women in Education -- Women of Color in Higher Education: A Diverse Perspective -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: African American Women's Pathway to Leadership Success: Resilience to Challenges Built on Mentoring and Spirituality -- Introduction -- The Intersectionality of Racism, Gender, and Leadership -- How High Up the Leadership Ladder Will They Let Us Go? -- Leadership Styles of Women -- Mentoring and Leadership Development -- Spirituality and Leadership Sustainability -- Conceptual Framework -- Research Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 3: Professional Working Women: A Qualitative Look at African American Mothers -- Introduction -- Myths and Stereotypes -- Challenging Negative Images of Black Motherhood -- Meanings of Motherhood -- Conceptualizations of Motherhood -- Research Methods -- Meet the Participants -- Meanings of Motherhood -- Transition to Motherhood -- Unique Challenges and Responsibilities of Being a Black Mother -- References -- Chapter 4: Getting and Staying in the Mainstream: African American Women's Contribution to the Human Sciences -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Theoretical Framework -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Implications and Recommendations -- Note -- References -- Chapter 5: Administrative Acumen in Working with Our Next Generation of Professionals -- Technologically Savvy -- Special (Entitled) -- Team-Oriented -- Transparent -- Flexible -- Multitaskers -- Diverse -- Confident -- Civic-Oriented -- Progressive -- Millennial Thoughts, Work Ethic, and Motivation -- References.
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