My Sister's Keeper: A Qualitative Examination of Mentoring Experiences Among African American Women in Graduate and Professional Schools

My Sister's Keeper: A Qualitative Examination of Mentoring Experiences Among African American Women in Graduate and Professional Schools

Eight African American women's mentoring experiences in graduate school are examined pertaining to lessons learned, characteristics and behaviors of African American female mentors, challenges with White mentors (male and female), and stereotypical images of African American female mentors. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of higher education (Columbus) 2009-09, Vol.80 (5), p.510-537
1. Verfasser: Patton, Lori D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African Americans
College Faculty
Educational Experience
Empowerment
Females
Graduate Study
Interviews
Mentors
Role
Stereotypes
Student Attitudes
Teacher Characteristics
Teacher Student Relationship
Whites
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Zusammenfassung:Eight African American women's mentoring experiences in graduate school are examined pertaining to lessons learned, characteristics and behaviors of African American female mentors, challenges with White mentors (male and female), and stereotypical images of African American female mentors. The findings support mentoring as a method of empowerment and uplift. (Contains 1 table and 1 note.)
ISSN:0022-1546
1538-4640
1538-4640
DOI:10.1353/jhe.0.0062