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Download full textMalone, Rubie M.; Malone, James A. – 2001
The extent to which African American faculty provide support and mentoring to African American students determines the ease of students' transition to predominantly white colleges. This paper examines the role of both white and African American faculty in responding to the needs of African American students. Two ways that white institutions…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Students
Marshall, Patricia L. – 1991
Schools fail to meet the schooling needs of many nonwhite students. Afrocentricity, a new curricular movement that looks through African eyes, focuses on improving schooling experiences for African-Americans. Some proponents view it as an answer to African-American student underachievement and say it enhances self-esteem, achievement levels,…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Students, Black Teachers, Cultural Awareness
