Recruiting, Retaining, and Engaging African-American Males at Selective Public Research Universities: Challenges and Opportunities in Academics and Sp

ISBN-13: 9781641132718 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 282 str.

Castenell, Louis A.

Opis

Discusses how traditions and elitist assumptions make it very difficult to recruit, retain, and engage African-American males. The authors examine these issues from multiple perspectives that highlight research, policies and practices impacting the experiences of African American males.

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments.
• Introduction
• Section I Pre-Collegiate Preparation Of African American Males
• The Cultural Collusion and Collision in the Evolution of Highly Selective Universities: A Historical Overview of SPRUs at the American Public’s Expense
• African American Males’ Academic Preparation in K-12 Settings for Highly Selective Universities
• Desegregating the University System of Georgia (USG) and Establishing the African American Male Initiative at the University of Georgia (UGA): From USG Shame to UGA GAAME
• Project Gentlemen on the move: A model for creating a pipeline of African American male scholars
• Section II Overview – African American Male Student Athletes At Select Public Research Universities
• College Athletics: Access and opportunity for Black Male Athletes at Selective Research Universities
• Changing the Game: When Black Professors Engage Black Athletes
• African American Student Athletes and Engagement in the College Student Experience
• Deconstructing “Gods and Monsters”: Black Men, Manhood, and College Athletics
• When the Cheers Fade: Rethinking College Transitions for Black Male Student-Athletes and Reframing Success
• Crouching Talents, Hidden Gifts: The Dualism of Academic Excellence and Athletic Development for African American, Gifted Student Athletes at Selective Public Research Universities
• Section III Overview – Undergraduate And Graduate Considerations For African American Male Initiatives
• We are AAMRI’: Redefining Black male excellence at The University of Texas at Austin
• African American Male Initiatives: Creating Cultures of Inclusion and Climates of Success at Select Public Research Universities
• African American Males in TRIO Programs
• Using an Anti-deficit Achievement Approach to Examine a Black Male College Student’s Pursuit of a Career in Computer Science
• Shades of Black: Black Male Law School Enrollment by Ethnic Status