African Perspectives in American Higher Education: Invisible VoicesFestus E. Obiakor, Jacob U. Gordon Nova Publishers, 2003 - Всего страниц: 139 Contents: Foreword; Preface; Through the Back Door: From Invisibility to Visibility; Close Encounters: A Pilgrimage of Penance and Expiation; Surviving the 'Killing Zones' of Higher Education; Connecting Teaching and Mentoring to Learning: My Contributions to the American Academy; Adventures in Turbulent Seas; A Complex Web of Acceptance and Misgiving: My Journey in American Higher Education; 'Seeing Colour': My Journey in American Higher Education; My Brother's Teacher: An African at the Vanguard of American Higher Education; Making a Difference: My Contributions to American Higher Education; And Don't Call me Arrogant; My Experiences as a Growing Scholar in US Higher Education; I am the Person I Know Best: Perspectives on American Higher Education; Index. |
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... professional services . If legal or any other expert assistance is required , the services of a competent person should be sought . FROM A DECLARATION OF PARTICIPANTS JOINTLY ADOPTED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND A ...
... professional services . If legal or any other expert assistance is required , the services of a competent person should be sought . FROM A DECLARATION OF PARTICIPANTS JOINTLY ADOPTED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND A ...
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... professional while seeking employment in various institutions obviously dominated by Whites . Here I am today ! There is no better way to write this Forward than to tell my story of how I made a difference in the face of adversity in ...
... professional while seeking employment in various institutions obviously dominated by Whites . Here I am today ! There is no better way to write this Forward than to tell my story of how I made a difference in the face of adversity in ...
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... professional integrity made me respect him ! Meanwhile , the Dean of the College came by the department often — he visited my colleagues and shared family greetings with them , but each time he came to my office , he said , " Festus ...
... professional integrity made me respect him ! Meanwhile , the Dean of the College came by the department often — he visited my colleagues and shared family greetings with them , but each time he came to my office , he said , " Festus ...
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... professional . The majority of my students at ESU were Whites . From time to time , I ran into racist students who came from very closed - minded backgrounds . I was the first African American male professor in the Teachers College . As ...
... professional . The majority of my students at ESU were Whites . From time to time , I ran into racist students who came from very closed - minded backgrounds . I was the first African American male professor in the Teachers College . As ...
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... professional ; and to mentor those who want to excel in their teaching , scholarship , and service . I seem to be achieving my goal daily . Consider this letter of December 18 , 2001 , from Leigh Smidebush , a former student : Dear ...
... professional ; and to mentor those who want to excel in their teaching , scholarship , and service . I seem to be achieving my goal daily . Consider this letter of December 18 , 2001 , from Leigh Smidebush , a former student : Dear ...
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Surviving the Killing Zones of Higher Education | 23 |
Bees in My Bonnet | 35 |
Connecting Teaching and Mentoring to Learning My Contributions to the American Academy | 47 |
Adventures in Turbulent Seas | 55 |
A Complex Web of Acceptance and Misgiving My Journey in American Higher Education | 65 |
Seeing Color My Journey in American Higher Education | 75 |
My Brothers Teacher An African at the Vanguard of American Higher Education | 89 |
Making a Difference My Contributions to American Higher Education | 97 |
And Dont Call Me Arrogant | 105 |
My Experience As A Growing Scholar In US Higher Education | 117 |
I am the Person I Know Best Perspectives on American Higher Education | 127 |
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