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Journey to the Ph. D. : how to navigate the process as African Americans
- Title
- Journey to the Ph. D. : how to navigate the process as African Americans / edited by Anna L. Green & LeKita V. Scott ; foreword by Brenda Jarmon.
- Publication
- Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, 2003.
- ©2003.
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- Description
- xxi, 281 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Whether or not you're the first in your family to embark on this journey, you are aware that you will meet barriers and prejudice, are likely to face isolation and frustration, and find few sources of support along the way. This book, by twenty-four Black scholars who "have been there," offers a guide to the formal application process and to the personal, emotional and intellectual challenges you are likely to face. The authors come from a wide range of disciplines -- from computing, education and literature to science and sociology. Although their experiences and backgrounds are as varied as they are as individuals, their richly diverse chapters cohere into a rounded guide to the issues for those who follow in their footsteps.
- From questioning the reader about his or her reasons for pursuing a doctorate, offering advice on financial issues, the choice of university and doctoral program, and relocation, through the process and timetable of application, interviews, acceptance and rejection, the authors go on to describe their own journeys and the lessons they have learned. These men and women write candidly about their experiences, the strategies they used to maintain their motivation, make the transition from HBCUs to PWIs, balance family and work, make the right choices and keep focused on priorities. They discuss how to work effectively with advisors and mentors, make all-important connections with teachers and build professional and personal support networks. They recount how they dealt with tokenism, established credibility, handled racism, maintained their values and culture, and persuaded supervisors to legitimize their research interests in African American issues. Book jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Aufsatzsammlung.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The paths and opportunities to gaining admission to the graduate school of your choice / Kamau Ogina Siwatu -- Deciding if and how to pursue doctoral work / Tim Wilson, Nelson Soto, & Jami Joyner -- "Dreams hanging in the air like smoke": a personal reflection of factors influencing enrollment and persistence in higher education / KaaVonia Hinton-Johnson -- Five degrees and a Ph.D.: positive detours along the path to the doctorate / Randall Pinkett -- Balancing act: a reflective practice / Stephen Hancock -- Maintaining my identity: enhanced by the system, but not lost in it / Catherine Cushinberry -- In the midst of it all: a feminist perspective on science and science teaching / Felicia Moore -- Pressing toward the mark: an African American man's reflection on the doctoral process at a predominately White institution / Anthony Graham -- Enduring the race: a diary of my graduate years / Terrolyn Carter -- "Walk tall in the world": reflections from a scholar of African American children's literature / Jonda McNair -- The mask: a survival tool / Courtney Johnson -- A personal journey toward authenticity: recognizing and reclaiming my origins / Lisa Watts -- Making the academy a home for the brave / April Peters -- Choosing a mentor and other lessons of the hidden curriculum of graduate school / Tamara Duckworth-Warner -- The role of mentorship in developing African American students and professionals within the academy / Tarcha Rentz -- For better or for worse: improving advising relationships between faculty and graduate students / James Minor -- The role of mentoring for future academicians / Carolyn Hopp, Vincent Mumford, & Franklyn Williams.
- ISBN
- 1579220789
- 9781579220785
- 1579220797
- 9781579220792
- LCCN
- 2003009343
- OCLC
- ocm52121411
- 52121411
- SCSB-8919999
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library