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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

To Be Excellent: The Stories of Black Female Elementary Chicago Public School Teachers

Abstract

dc:description

Black female elementary Chicago public school teachers' discuss their commitment, drive, dedication, discouragement and fears about teaching in the school district. Through the retelling and sometimes reliving of their stories and experiences, these women discover that their lives and careers have been successful. They have achieved their goals of uplifting the children and in the process have uplifted themselves and their communities.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Dunbar, Tresa Denise
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Noffke, Susan E.

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Identifier
(MiAaPQ)AAI9904437
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/80246

Chain of custody

source
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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Base URL
www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
Source record
OAI-PMH GetRecord
citation

Dunbar, Tresa Denise. To Be Excellent: The Stories of Black Female Elementary Chicago Public School Teachers. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/80246