Last of the Black Titans / / by Greg Wiggan, Lakia Scott.

• Superior document: Transgressions, Cultural Studies and Education ,
• VerfasserIn: Wiggan, Greg.; Scott, Lakia.
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Language: English
• Series: Transgressions, Cultural Studies and Education ,
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (97 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book investigates the historical and contemporary role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In doing so, it provides a background on the pre-colonial entry of Africans into the Americas, as well as African educational traditions, and the struggles for education during the period of enslavement in North America. It discusses the social, historical and contemporary context that pertains to the development of Black education and the formation of HBCUs as a framework for the case study on African American college-bound students’ perceptions about attending an HBCU. Last of the Black Titans weaves in students’ perspectives regarding HBCUs and concludes with insights and recommendations regarding the future of these institutions. : 'Courier New';">size: 13.3333330154419px;">Greg Wiggan is an Associate Professor of Urban Education, Adjunct Associate Professor of Sociology, and Affiliate Faculty Member of Africana Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His research addresses urban education and urban sociology in the context of school processes that promote high achievement among African American students and other underserved minority student populations. In doing so, his research also examines the broader connections between the history of urbanization, globalization processes and the internationalization of education in urban schools. His books include: Global Issues in Education: Pedagogy, Policy, Practice, and the Minority Experience; Education in a Strange Land: Globalization, Urbanization, and Urban Schools –The Social and Educational Implications of the Geopolitical Economy; Curriculum Violence: America’s new Civil Rights Issue; Education for the New Frontier: Race, Education and Triumph in Jim Crow America 1867-1945; Following the Northern Star: Caribbean Identities and Education in North American Schools; Unshackled: Education for Freedom, Student Achievement and Personal Emancipation; and In Search of a Canon: European History and the Imperialist State. Lakia Scott is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Baylor University. Her research interests address urban education and student achievement. .

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Education under Siege, Last of the Black Titans -- Last of the Black Titans: Background on the Entry of Africans in the Americas -- Contemporary Issues Facing HBCUs.-Historical and Social Context of Education for African Americans.-Formation of Schools for African Americans -- National Initiatives and HBCU Enrollment.-HBCU Matriculation and Life Outcomes of Graduates -- In Their Voice: High School Students’ Perceptions about HBCUs -- Part I: Participants and Schools -- In Their Voice: What Is an HBCU? -- In Their Voice: What Is a PWI?.-In Their Voice: Institutional Differences between HBCUs and PWIs -- Where Are the Black Titans and What Can They Learn from Prospective Students?.-HBCUs: Institutional Factors.-Racial Awareness.-Media Is Important.-Returns on the Degree -- What Is Important to Prospective Students? -- Recommendations.-Appendices.-Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index.