Improving the Viability and Perception of HBCUs
Comfort O Okpala editor Kimberly Young Walker editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Lexington Books
Published:15th Oct '18
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This book offers an examination of the development of HBCUs and their role in higher education. Chapters in the volume analyze the contemporary role of HBCUs through several lenses, including politics, education policy, leadership practice, culture, and social justice. Scholars, practitioners, and university leaders will find this book useful in navigating the political, academic, and financial landscape of these institutions. Contributors include practitioners and scholars in the field who share their scholarly findings as well as first-hand practical experiences, resulting in a comprehensive volume essential for scholars of and leaders in higher education.
Improving the Viability and Perception of HBCUs is timely considering the new political era America has entered. Drawing from a wide range of topics that are germane to HBCU's this volume blends theory with practice to re-envision these universities in the 21st century. Moreover, the readers of this book will be equipped with jewels of knowledge that will prove beneficial to the longevity of HBCU's. -- Abul Pitre, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina
ISBN: 9781498578646
Dimensions: 231mm x 160mm x 15mm
Weight: 413g
138 pages