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Book SynopsisDespite comprising the largest minority in rural settings, the literature to date largely subsumes African American rural students into a broader set of Black and African American students, with a primarily urban focus. This volume focuses on the higher education pathways of rural African American students and highlights their experiences in US colleges and universities.
Addressing the fact that rural students have higher high school graduation rates than their urban peers but are less likely to take paths towards higher education, the authors identify research needs, areas of concerns, and strategies to encourage and sustain greater postsecondary participation among African Americans from rural settings. Contributors to the volume address the meaning of race and place, cultural capital, gender dynamics, gifted education, college choice, teacher and education leader preparation, campus programming and the role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, with specific reference to African American rural students, to pin down a clear picture of the barriers and drivers of their higher education journeys.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Passport with No Access: The Habitus and Cultural Capital Influences of Rural, African American and Low Socioeconomic Status Students’ College Aspirations;
Cara M. Gafford Chapter 2. Black, Gifted, and Living in the ‘Country’: Searching for Equity and Excellence in Rural Gifted Education Programs;
Joy Lawson Davis, Donna Y. Ford, James L. Moore III, Erinn Fears Floyd Chapter 3. Black Males in Rural Contexts: Challenges and Opportunities;
Erik M. Hines, James L. Moore. III, Renae D. Mayes, Paul C. Harris, Paul Singleton, II, Christian M. Hines, Chris J. Harried, Bobbi-Jo Wathen Chapter 4. #BlackGirlMagic: The (Mis)education of Gifted Black Girls from Economically Disadvantaged, Rural Communities;
Raven K. Cokley, Loni Crumb Chapter 5. The Privileged Rural: The College Experiences of Rural African Americans;
Jamon Flowers Chapter 6. Rural Pathways to Higher Education: The Role of Mathematics Achievement and Self-Efficacy for Black Students;
Crystal R. Chambers Chapter 7. Rural, Black, and Distant: Building Relationships to Foster Higher Education Access;
Jason Combs, Michelle L. Boettcher, Amber Lange, Sara Hanks Chapter 8. The Culturally Relevant Classroom Management (CRCM) Competence of Novice Teachers;
Tremaine R. Young, Crystal R. Chambers Chapter 9. Advancing Rural Administrators and Teacher Leaders: Educational Opportunity in the Alabama Black Belt;
Tricia J. Stewart, Nicole DeRonck Chapter 10. Outsiders Within: Critical Perspectives of Black/African American Women Teaching Multicultural Counseling in Rural Appalachia;
Adrienne Erby, Dominque S. Hammonds
