African American Culture and Heritage in Higher Education Research and Practice

by Kassie Freeman

Leading African American scholars examine the often neglected cultural context in research and policy development in African American higher education in this collection of essays. Past research has most often been conducted by individuals unfamiliar with the historical and cultural considerations of specific ethnic groups. Therefore, the outcomes of research and the development of programs have been based on deficit models, that is, what is wrong...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275958442
• ISBN13: 9780275958442
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"