Closing the African American achievement gap in higher education
By: edited by Alfred P. Rovai, Louis B. Gallien, and Helen R. Stiff-Williams.
Contributors: Rovai, Alfred P.; Gallien, Louis B.; Stiff-Williams, Helen R.
Publisher: Teachers College, Columbia University
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780807747780
Subjects: African Americans -- Education (Higher); Academic achievement -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The African American achievement gap / Helen R. Stiff-Williams; title: African American and hip-hop cultural influences / Emery M. Petchauer; title: School cultural influences / Louis B. Gallien, Jr; title: Diversity and learning on college campuses / Joann W. Haysbert and D. Nicole Williams; title: Challenges in the traditional classroom / Marshalita Sims Peterson; title: Designing and teaching traditional courses / Nancy E. Rhea and Michael K. Ponton; title: Challenges in the virtual classroom / Alfred P. Rovai; title: Designing and teaching distributed courses / Richard C. Overbaugh and Robert A. Lucking; title: Assessment for learning / Joya Anastasia Carter and Alfred P. Rovai; title: Organizational strategies for success / Gail Sanders Derrick and Hope M. Jordan; title: Summary and conclusions / Alfred P. Rovai and louis b. gallien, jr.