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Lifting As We Climb: African American Women's Education Experience In The Ivory Tower, Bonnie Lynn Reddick
Lifting As We Climb: African American Women's Education Experience In The Ivory Tower, Bonnie Lynn Reddick
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This study uses mixed methods to examine the experiences of African American women in doctoral programs. 102 African American women completed an on-line survey, and twenty women participated in one-on-one interviews. As an African American female, the researcher is interested in comparing the experiences of African American women: critiquing, analyzing and interpreting similarities and points of divergence in their experiences, and articulating stories of triumph and struggle, using a narrative style. This study confirms that Black women have experienced success in doctoral programs. Some of the participants had meaningful and supportive mentors. They have had limited exposure to Black faculty …