African Americans in the Human Sciences
eBook - PDF

African Americans in the Human Sciences

Challenges and Opportunities

  1. 317 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

African Americans in the Human Sciences

Challenges and Opportunities

About this book

This book explores the role and experience of African American women scholars and educators in the field of human, family, and consumer sciences. Its five sections cover careers in education, the role of historically Black colleges and universities, opportunities and challenges brought about by the internationalization of the field, opportunities for new careers paths in the human sciences, and the current and future role of technology. The contributors come from a variety of backgrounds with experiences in research, teaching, outreach, and service. Taken together, the essays capture the vitality and diversity of knowledge that has, over time, assisted in transforming the field.

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Yes, you can access African Americans in the Human Sciences by Vanessa P. Jackson,Jacqueline M. Holland,Julia R. Miller Arline in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Higher Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781978783713
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Higher Education
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Part I: Women, Education, and Careers
  8. Chapter 1: Quest for Education: Empowerment of Women of Color
  9. Chapter 2: African American Women’s Pathway to Leadership Success: Resilience to Challenges Built on Mentoring and Spirituali y
  10. Chapter 3: Professional Working Women: A Qualitative Look at African American Mothers
  11. Chapter 4: Getting and Staying in the Mainstream: African American Women’s Contribution to the Human Sciences
  12. Chapter 5: Administrative Acumen in Working with Our Next Generation of Professionals
  13. Chapter 6: The Effects of Trauma and Chronic Stress on Black Women’s Reproductive and Sexual Health
  14. Chapter 7: Celebrating the Journey, an Extension Legacy: Past, Present, and Future A Biography of Dr. Alma Hobbs
  15. Part II: Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  16. Chapter 8: Past, Present, and Future: An Exploratory of Transformation, Leadership, and Contributions of the Home Economics Department at Virginia State University
  17. Chapter 9: Responding to Twenty-First-Century Opportunities and Challenges: Family and Consumer Sciences Achievements and Impact at 1890 Land-Grant Institutions
  18. Chapter 10: The Value of AAFCS Accreditation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  19. Part III: Internationalization and the Human Sciences
  20. Chapter 11: Global Contributions of the Human Sciences
  21. Chapter 12: Progress and the Endless Battle: Injustices against Women and Girls
  22. Chapter 13: Learning Outcomes in an Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Program: Developing a Global Perspective
  23. Part IV: Human Sciences Foundations for New Career Paths
  24. Chapter 14: Young Children and Community Engagement: An Ecological Approach
  25. Chapter 15: A Human Sciences Career in Transition: Continuity and Reinvention in Health Equity
  26. Chapter 16: Family and Consumer Sciences in the Middle: Opportunities for Guiding Career Development
  27. Chapter 17: Only One in the Room: Reflections on the Career of Shirley Hymon-Parker, PhD
  28. Part V: Technology
  29. Chapter 18: Media, Technology, and the Family: Exploring the “CASIE” Model of Media Use in Youth Development
  30. Chapter 19: Technology Enhances Secondary Family and Consumer: Sciences Instruction
  31. Index
  32. About the Contributors