ERIC Number: EJ734157
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Publication Date: 2005-Sep
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Learning To Read Each Other: Black Female Graduate Students Share Their Experiences at a White Research I Institution
Williams, Meca R.; Brewley, Denise N.; Reed, R. Judith; White, Dorothy Y.; Davis-Haley, Rachel T.
Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, v37 n3 p181-199 Sep 2005
This paper uses Black Feminist Thought to explain the lived experiences of three Black female graduate students at a White Research I institution. Through mentoring from Black female professors, the students received instrumental and psychosocial support that helped them to navigate through their graduate level work. Common themes of identity, community service missions, and empowerment provides a thread that ties the student's narratives together. We close by offering some suggestions for further research on the Black graduate experience and mentoring Black graduate students.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Mentors, African American Students, Females, Experience, Whites, Graduate School Faculty, Community Services, Racial Identification, Student Empowerment, Personal Narratives, Racial Relations, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Experience, Diversity (Institutional), Institutional Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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