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1	"It takes a village to raise a child - It takes a campus to graduate a student" Exploring the Cultural Relevance of Student Development Models for African Americans in Higher Education Tyler, Ayana Diane January 2012 (has links) This paper presents a synthesis of the literature related to cultural identity and college student development among African Americans in higher education. Racial and cultural identities for African American college students are an integral part of their student development and have been connected to a variety of positive outcomes such as succeeding in college. Currently, traditional student development models and theories, once considered applicable to all students, are being challenged on the grounds that they are not culturally sensitive. Furthermore, the diversification of the philosophical foundation of higher education is also being challenged on the grounds that its foundation is also based in one dominant worldview. Subsequently, the classical student development literature as well as the philosophical foundation of higher education is being disputed on the grounds that its theories have been generalized to all student populations from samples that were predominantly White, male, and middle class. The guiding question of this work seeks to uncover if an African American college student's racial identity can truly be accommodated and achieved at a university which utilizes college student development models based solely in a European framework. Both Eurocentric and Afrocentric models are discussed and suggestions on how to integrate Afrocentric worldviews into higher education are made. / Urban Education Education, Higher Multicultural Education African American Studies African American Afrocentricity College Students Cultural Identity Education, Higher Nguzo Saba
2	A Phenomenological Case Study of Seventh-Grade African American Male Students at the Africentric School in Columbus, Ohio Rayford, Debra D. 26 July 2012 (has links) No description available. African Americans African American Studies Behavioral Psychology Black Studies Curriculum Development Education Ethnic Studies Middle School Education Multicultural Education Pedagogy Teacher Education Teaching Afrocentric education Africentric education Nguzo Saba Maat Afrocentric perspective Afrocentric racial identity development Afrocentric self-concept Afrocentric self-esteem African American seventh-grade males Columbus Afrocentric School

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"It takes a village to raise a child - It takes a campus to graduate a student" Exploring the Cultural Relevance of Student Development Models for African Americans in Higher Education

A Phenomenological Case Study of Seventh-Grade African American Male Students at the Africentric School in Columbus, Ohio