The agony of education : Black students at white colleges and universities /
Do black and white students attending a predominantly white institution receive the same education? What challenge confront black students in their pursuit of higher education? Based on focus-group interviews conducted with black students and parents concerning their experiences with one major unive...
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New York :
Routledge,
1996.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Black Students at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities: The Rhetoric and the Reality
- 2. Educational Choices and a University's Reputation: The Importance of Collective Memory
- 3. Confronting White Students: The Whiteness of University Spaces
- 4. Contending with White Instructors: "You Can Feel When Someone Wants You Somewhere"
- 5. Administrative Barriers to Students Progress: "Blocked at Each Little Turn"
- 6. Issues of Recruitment and Retention: "If They Do Anything, It's to Encourage You to Leave"
- 7. Racism in Higher Education: The Need for Change.