African-Born Women Faculty in the United States: Lives in Contradiction Book

Preface Frank W. Hale, Jr. Hale, Frank W., Jr.

I Introduction 1

II Review of Literature 17

Challenges in the Ivory Tower: Structural & Contextual 18

Increasing Presence of Black Women; Diminishing Quality 29

Same Challenges; Different Responses: Success in Academia 38

Developing Curricular Changes and Alternative Paradigms 39

Developing Coping Mechanisms 40

Experiences Shared with Foreign Minority Women Faculty 41

Experiences Unique to African-born Women Faculty 49

III Methodology: A Tapestry of Theoretical Frameworks 63

Rationale for Conducting Qualitative Research 64

Rationale for Conducting a Phenomenological Study 67

A Tapestry of Theoretical Frameworks 73

Data Collection Procedures 86

Data Analysis 88

Trustworthiness 92

The Multiple Roles of the Researcher 94

Ethical Concerns 97

Ethical Concern with Words 98

IV Results of Data Analysis: The Identity, Work, and Voice of African-born Women Faculty 101

Who They Are: Issues of Identity 107

What They Do: Research, Teaching, and Service 130

What They Say (Voice) 146

Racism 147

Difference 152

Gender 155

The Ivory Tower 157

Counter-Stories 160

V Discussion, Implications, Suggestions 167

Difference Matters: Racialization 168

Education Matters: Scholarship Revisited -The Intersection of Educatlon, Culture, and Scholarship 176

Relationships Matter 185

Lives of Contradiction 189

References 203

Bibliography 219

Appendices 221

Index 233