Teaching Men of Color in the Community College

Teaching Men of Color in the Community College

Author: Khalid Edd White

Publisher:

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9780744229523

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"[P]resents promising teaching and learning strategies that classroom faculty can use to support the success of men of color in the community college. Recommendations are derived from faculty leaders with a proven record of success in teaching men of color"--


Teaching Men of Color in the Community College: A Guidebook

Teaching Men of Color in the Community College: A Guidebook

Author: J. Luke Edd Wood

Publisher: Montezuma Publishing

Published: 2020-09-17

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9780744277654

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This guidebook is divided into four main parts. In Part 1: Foundations of Success for Men of Color, the theoretical perspectives undergirding a revised teaching and learning enterprise that prioritizes the success of men of color are discussed. Also explored are common barriers and challenges facing men of color that necessitate enhanced teaching practices. A key focus of these barriers are on environmental factors (external pressures that occur outside of college that influence student success in college) and on the socialization of men of color in education. Parts II and III articulate the promising practices derived from the comprehensive study of faculty. Specifically, Part II: Building Relationships with Men of Color discusses the establishment of personal relationships with men of color as a foundational precursor to efficacious teaching practices. In Part III: Promising Teaching Practices, the authors address the role of relevancy and interactivity (among other factors) in effectively communicating academic content to men of color. The guidebook concludes with Part IV: A Note to Instructional Leaders with strategies that academic leaders can employ to inculcate the values and approaches discussed in this volume in their departments and colleges.


Supporting Men of Color In The Community College: A Guidebook

Supporting Men of Color In The Community College: A Guidebook

Author: J. Luke Wood

Publisher: Montezuma Publishing

Published: 2017-03

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780744277715

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This book advances recommendations for improving the success of men of color in community colleges. Drawing from insights gleaned from research on men of color, Wood and Harris extend strategies and practices that can advance advising, student services, and other support practices.


Black Minds Matter

Black Minds Matter

Author: Ph. D. J. Luke Wood

Publisher: Montezuma Publishing

Published: 2018-09-27

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780744274943

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Realizing the brilliance, dignity, and morality of black males in education.


For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too

Author: Christopher Emdin

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 2017-01-03

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 0807028029

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A New York Times Best Seller "Essential reading for all adults who work with black and brown young people...Filled with exceptional intellectual sophistication and necessary wisdom for the future of education."—Imani Perry, National Book Award Winner author of South To America An award-winning educator offers a much-needed antidote to traditional top-down pedagogy and promises to radically reframe the landscape of urban education for the better Drawing on his own experience of feeling undervalued and invisible in classrooms as a young man of color, Dr. Christopher Emdin has merged his experiences with more than a decade of teaching and researching in urban America. He takes to task the perception of urban youth of color as unteachable, and he challenges educators to embrace and respect each student’s culture and to reimagine the classroom as a site where roles are reversed and students become the experts in their own learning. Putting forth his theory of Reality Pedagogy, Emdin provides practical tools to unleash the brilliance and eagerness of youth and educators alike—both of whom have been typecast and stymied by outdated modes of thinking about urban education. With this fresh and engaging new pedagogical vision, Emdin demonstrates the importance of creating a family structure and building communities within the classroom, using culturally relevant strategies like hip-hop music and call-and-response, and connecting the experiences of urban youth to indigenous populations globally. Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, Emdin demonstrates how by implementing the “Seven Cs” of reality pedagogy in their own classrooms, urban youth of color benefit from truly transformative education.


Leadership Theory and the Community College

Leadership Theory and the Community College

Author: Carlos Nevarez

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-07-03

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1000978907

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This book presents leaders and aspiring leaders in community colleges with a theoretical and practical framework for analyzing their leadership styles, and determining the dimensions of leadership they need to improve in order to strengthen their capacity to resolve complex issues and effectively guide their institutions. It does so through presenting theories about leadership that are congruent with the notions of equity, access, diversity, ethics, critical inquiry, transformational change, and social justice that drive the missions of community colleges, and at the same time provides the reader with the strategic skills to prepare for and navigate the profound changes ahead.Readers will gain an understanding of how to use theory as a tool to guide their practice, better understand the intricacies of the issues confronting them, the power dynamics and organizational context in which they operate, predict potential outcomes, and develop processes to achieve desired outcomes. Utilizing theory in conjunction with case study analysis provides community college leaders with the tools needed to comprehensively interrogate and inform decision-making processes. The authors provide a number of rich and realistically complex case studies, all of which are situated in a community college environment, to which readers can apply the various theories and perspectives, develop their view about the principles and actions most likely to lead to satisfactory outcomes, and hone the approaches to leadership that are authentic to them, and effective. The authors aim to help readers develop the multi-faceted approach to leadership that is essential to running complex organizations. They aim to promote development of the “whole” leader through a three-fold framework of theory, practice, and introspection in context of institutional change. In doing so, leaders will be better equipped to lead community colleges in challenging times.The authors tie AACC’s competencies to the leadership theories they cover, as well as to the analysis of the case studies, and leadership inventories, as an essential framework for developing the skill sets to enact the community college mission.The book is suitable for personal reading and reflection, institutional leadership retreats and training, and as a text for higher education courses.


Men of Color Focus Group Manual

Men of Color Focus Group Manual

Author: Center for Community College Student Engagement

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13:

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The Center for Community College Student Engagement received funding from"The Kresge Foundation to deepen its work on improving outcomes for men of color in community colleges. The primary goals of the initiative were: (1) to advance the understanding within the community college field regarding the assets and challenges that men of color brought to college with them; (2) to lift up the student voice as central to the work; (3) to identify institutional factors that inhibited or enhanced community college progress and success for Black males and Latinos; and (4) to assist community colleges in serving these groups. This manual was originally designed as part of the initiative to conduct focus group sessions at six participating colleges and has been adapted for wider use. These structured discussions will help the college better understand students' experiences, as well as uncover possible strategies to consider for improvement. This manual also contains an appendix of templates designed to help Coordinators facilitate the focus groups and may be modified to best meet the needs of the institution. [This manual was produced as part of the Center initiative Improving Outcomes for Men of Color in Community Colleges.].