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Showing 1 to 20 of 99 for “"Black American"”.
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Transnational Feminism in 21st Century Black American Drama and Performance
“Transnational Feminism in 21st Century Black American Drama and Performance” explores twenty-first century works from playwrights who I group together loosely under the current transnational moment of playwriting. I include works from Tarell Alvin McCraney, Danai Gurira, Nikkole Salter, Lynn …
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The Study of Black American Male School Principals’ Life Experiences and How They Affect Black American Male Students in Their Schools to Close the Academic Achievement Gap
… system concerning what is known about Black American male former principals and district leaders and how they affected Black American male students in closing the academic achievement gap. The context of this inquiry was an examination of three Black American male former …
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The Experiences Of Black American Older Adults Managing Pain: A Nursing Ethnography
… Pain can negatively affect quality of life for Black elders. They are less likely to report pain concerns and have voiced pain needs adequately met. To better understand the pain management experiences and concerns of Black elders, an ethnographic study was completed within an urban, low-income, …
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Transformative education: culture-based pedagogies in urban, predominately Black American elementary schools
<p>Problems facing Black American students in underfunded urban schools continue to threaten the viability of public education for this and other nontraditional student populations. These problems, along with the growing diversity of American children, prompt a reexamination of extant data on the …
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Endarkened seeking: The storymaking of Black American women faculty sojourners in Senegal
… dissertation study is to examine the stories of Black American women faculty who participate in overseas professional development programs, an area of research that has been sorely neglected. Education researchers’ most recent focus —as it relates to experiences abroad of Black Americans—has been …
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From the Shadows: a Collection of Flute Music by Living Black American Composers
… One of the major problems that I notice with my Black students is a simple disconnect from the music. Many students find Classical music boring, and they usually do not grow up listening to art music. The lack of exposure to traditional Western art music creates a natural detachment for many …
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Becoming Transcultural: Filling The Cultural And Communication Gap Within The Black American Community
… is to define transculturalism by exploring the Black experience through collectivism/individualism, Black identity and the ability to be transcultural. The study included 83 male and female Black American, college students, graduate students and college graduates. The participants answered a …
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Health Barriers, Health Perceptions, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors of Adolescent Black American Males
… diseases are the leading cause of death among Black American adult males. Health behaviors that contribute to CV disease are probably learned during adolescence yet few researchers have studied the factors that influence health promotion behaviors in adolescent Black American males. This study …
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The Use of Black American Slave Folk Songs in The Social Studies Curriculum
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A STATISTICAL EXPLANATION OF THE EFFECT OF SOCIO-POLITICAL IDEOLOGY ON BLACK AMERICAN HEALTH
… using four waves of the National Survey of Black Americans. I focus on factors like political partisanship, electoral and political participation, Black socio-political beliefs, and system perception. Results from several statistical analyses show that African Americans who do not …
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Racial Socialization: Its Influence On Outcomes Among Black American Children Exposed To Physical Discipline
… Even so, it is a practice that the majority of American parents have used to correct behavioral concerns within their children (Straus, 2010). Further, Black parents have been noted to use spanking more frequently than other ethnic groups (Berlin et al., 2009). Most research focuses on the …
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Richard Wright, <em>Native Son</em>, and the Rhetorical Framing of the Black American Experience
… into Richard Wright’s rhetorical framing of the black American experience to further understand the impact and influence of language on black Americans within the progression of society. If we revisit 20 th century black American protest literature with a critical view through the lens of …
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Religious Commitment as a Correlate of Mental Health and Life Satisfaction Among Black American Families
… has played a central role in the lives of Blacks, and since previous research has identified positive correlations between some religious attributes and individual well-being, it would seem that religious Black families would enjoy a greater degree of health.</p> <p>A religious commitment …
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The Roots of Womanism as Identity, Empowerment, and Liberation for Black American Women: Raciolinguistic Genealogical Exploration
<p>Black American women intellectuals, activists, and scholars have grappled with womanism in relation to Black women’s presence in the world, particularly in the context of feminist and Black liberation movements. Since womanism was introduced more than four decades ago, both movements claimed …
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Black American intergenerational perspectives on education, Black identity and Whiteness: A socio-cultural and historical analysis
… the socio-cultural contexts and experiences of Black Americans and their perspectives on the quality and value of education in their lives and to better understand how the socio-historical idea that Blacks are inferior has influenced the perception and disenfranchisement of Black youth in the …
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Respectable: Fashion Curatorial Methodologies Explored Through an Exhibition on Black American Women’s Respectability Discourse, 1865-1929
… as a fashion curator and research background, Black American and diasporic fashion culture serves as a case study. The thesis consists of a theoretical framework that joins theories and practices from history, art, and their curation to expand the methodological possibilities for fashion …
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Pertinent Interviewing Technique in an Investigation of Lag in Conservation of Number Among Black American Children
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981.
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Black American Client Perceptions of the Treatment Process in a University Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic
Despite negative perceptions of therapy, Black Americans are seeking therapy. I interviewed 8 Black clients about their experience of MFT. I used the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI; Sellers, Rowley, Chavous, Shelton, & Smith, 1997) to assess their racial identity. Most …
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