College and career readiness is essential to promoting the success of all students. Educational and economic changes in today's society demands well thought out strategies for preparing students to survive academically, socially, and financially in the future. African American students are at a disadvantage in this strategic planning process due to a long history of racism, injustice, and marginalization. African American Students' Career and College Readiness: The Journey Unraveled explores the historical, legal, and socio-political issues of education affecting African American students and their career and college readiness. Each chapter has been written based on the authors' experience and passion for the success of students in the African American population. Some of the chapters will appear to be written in a more conversational and idiomatic tone, whereas others are presented in a more erudite format. Each chapter, however, presents a contextual portrayal of the contemporary, and often dysfunctional, pattern of society's approach to supporting this population. Contributors also present progressive paradigms for future achievements. Through the pages of this book, readers will understand and hopefully appreciate what can be done to promote positive college bound self-efficacy, procurement of resources in the high school to college transition, exposure and access to college possibilities, and implications for practice in school counseling, education leadership, and higher education.
Jennifer R. Curry Jennifer R. Curry & Shandricka E. Jackson Berlisha Morton & Dana Hart Tristen Bergholtz Andrea Dawn Frazier, Jennifer Reidl Cross, & Tracy Cross D'Jalon Jackson Sharon DeFur & Elizabeth Auguste M. Ann Shillingford-Butler, Brian Kooyman, & S. Kent Butler Ashley Churbock & Lauren Treacy Cyrus Williams, Michael Garrett, & Eric M. Brown Pamela Harris & Richelle Joe Natoya Haskins & Brandee Appling Jessica Exkano Christopher T. Belser Linwood Vereen, Nicole R. Hill, & Michelle Lopez Chapter 16: Navigating Higher Education Through a Wellness Approach, M. Ann Shillingford & Amy Williams
Chapter 1: African Americans and Career and College Readiness, Jennifer R. Curry Chapter 2: Education and Race Case Law and Legislation: The Impact on the Career and College Readiness of African American Students, Jennifer R. Curry & Shandricka E. Jackson Chapter 3: A Contextualized History of African Americans in Higher Education, Berlisha Morton & Dana Hart Chapter 4: Holland Codes and STEM Careers: Cultural Values and Individual Interests in Career Development for African American Students, Tristen Bergholtz Chapter 5: Talent Development as Career Development and College Readiness in Gifted African American Youth, Andrea Dawn Frazier, Jennifer Reidl Cross, & Tracy Cross Chapter 6: Rigor, Course Choice, and Educational Excellence: Positioning African American Students for Future Success, D'Jalon Jackson Chapter 7: Supporting the Transition of African American Students with Specific Learning Disabilities into Post-Secondary Education, Sharon DeFur & Elizabeth Auguste Chapter 8: Financial Literacy and African American Students, M. Ann Shillingford-Butler, Brian Kooyman, & S. Kent Butler Chapter 9: Employability Skills and Career Development, Ashley Churbock & Lauren Treacy Chapter 10: African American First Generation College Students, Cyrus Williams, Michael Garrett, & Eric M. Brown Chapter 11: HBCUs: Relevance in Modern Education, Pamela Harris & Richelle Joe Chapter 12: PWIs and the African American Experience, Natoya Haskins & Brandee Appling Chapter 13: Engaging a Discourse of Policy Analysis and Curriculum that Addresses Poverty and Race: Democracy Through a Collective Impact Model, Jessica Exkano Chapter14: African American Males: A Career and College Readiness Crisis, Christopher T. Belser Chapter 15: African American Athletes and Higher Education, Linwood Vereen, Nicole R. Hill, & Michelle Lopez Chapter 16: Navigating Higher Education Through a Wellness Approach, M. Ann Shillingford & Amy Williams
