Closing the African American Achievement Gap in Higher Education Book

Preface     vii
Acknowledgments     xi
The African American Achievement Gap   Helen R. Stiff-Williams     1
African American and Hip-Hop Cultural Influences   Emery M. Petchauer     20
School Cultural Influences   Louis B. Gallien Jr.     39
Diversity and Learning on College Campuses   JoAnn W. Haysbert   D. Nicole Williams     54
Challenges in the Traditional Classroom   Marshalita Sims Peterson     72
Designing and Teaching Traditional Courses   Nancy E. Rhea   Michael K. Ponton     85
Challenges in the Virtual Classroom   Alfred P. Rovai     104
Designing and Teaching Distributed Courses   Richard C. Overbaugh   Robert A. Lucking     123
Assessment for Learning   Joya Anastasia Carter   Alfred P. Rovai     143
Organizational Strategies for Success   M. Gail Sanders Derrick   Hope M. Jordan     165
Summary and Conclusions   Alfred P. Rovai   Louis B. Gallien Jr.     177
About the Editors and Contributors     199
Index     203