Full Description
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.
Contents
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
