African American Young Girls and Women in PreK12 Schools and Beyond presents a comprehensive viewpoint on preK-12 schooling for African American females. Including theoretical, conceptual, and research based chapters, this volume offers readers compelling evidence of the educational challenges and successes for this student population. The expert authors in this collection provide rich perspectives on the experiences of African American females throughout their elementary and secondary education. Each chapter includes strong implications for education research, practice, and policy, as well as concrete recommendations to important stakeholders, such as educators, school counsellors, and parents. Collectively, the contributors communicate throughout that educational change is needed and that educational success is attainable for all African American females. It is intended that this work will help inform education research, practice, and policy as they relate to African American females. Equally important, it is envisioned that the readers will develop a greater interest in the education of African American females. 
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African American Young Girls and Women in PreK12 Schools and Beyond: Informing Research, Policy, and Practice presents a comprehensive viewpoint on preK-12 schooling for African American females. This volume offers readers compelling evidence of the educational challenges and successes for this student population.
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Introduction to Book; Renae D. Mayes, Marjorie C. Shavers, and James L. Moore III Chapter 1. Making the Unique Experiences of Young Black Girls Visible; Iheoma U. Iruka and Celeste Hawkins Chapter 2. “I Feel Like This School is Changing the Best Parts of Who She is”: Reflections from Black Educators on their Experiences Developing Growth-Promoting Environments for Black Girls During Early Childhood; Lauren C. Mims, Cierra Kaler-Jones, Abigail A. Amoako Kayser, and David J. Johns Chapter 3. Sisterhood as a Supportive Network in the Black Girl Experience; Antoinette Halsell Miranda, Halima Alhassan, and Maureen Joyce Myrtil Chapter 4. Seeing Through Her Eyes: Learning from the School Experiences of Black-White Biracial Girls; Ashley N. Patterson Chapter 5. Moving from Underprepared to Prepared: Educators’ Facilitating Conversations about Race with Black Girl Student-Athletes; Tomika Ferguson and Mahauganee Shaw Bonds Chapter 6. Postsecondary Planning for Black Girls with Disabilities: The Role of School Counselors and School Psychologists; Renae D. Mayes and Desireé Vega Chapter 7. Considering Race, Culture, and Gender in P-16 Education: A Film-Based Inquiry of Black African Immigrant Girls’ and Women’s Experiences; Meseret F. Hailu and Maima Chea Simmons Chapter 8. Black Undergraduate Women: Intersectionality and Engagement with High Impact Practices; Tiffany Y. Halsell and Dorinda J. Gallant Chapter 9. Hair, Identity, and Community: Black Women’s Experiences Going Natural in College; Robin Phelps-Ward and Jimmy L. Howard Chapter 10. The Radical Possibility in Becoming Black Women Leaders; Cynthia M. Sims and Angela D. Carter
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781787695320
Publisert
2022-06-02
Utgiver
Vendor
Emerald Publishing Limited
Vekt
498 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
256

Om bidragsyterne

Renae D. Mayes is Associate Professor in the Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies at the University of Arizona.

Marjorie C. Shavers is Associate Professor and Department Head of the Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education at Missouri State University.

James L. Moore III is the Executive Director of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male at The Ohio State University. Additionally, Dr. Moore is a Distinguished Professor of Urban Education in the College of Education and Human Ecology.