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  • JOURNEY TO THE Ph. D. How to Navigate the Processas African Americans; CONTENTS; FOREWORD Lift Every Voice: African American Students Surviving in Higher Education; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART I ENTRANCE INTO THE ACADEMY; 1 THE PATHS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GAINING ADMISSION TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF YOUR CHOICE; 2 DECIDING IF AND HOW TO PURSUE DOCTORAL WORK; 3 "DREAMS HANGING INTHE AIR LIKE SMOKE" A PERSONAL REFLECTION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION; 4 FIVE DEGREES AND A Ph. D. POSITIVE DETOURS ALONG THE PATH TO THE DOCTORATE.
  • Part ii adapting to the academy5 balancing act a reflective practice; 6 maintaining my identity enhanced by the system, but not lost in it; 7 in the midst of it all a feminist perspective on scienceand science teaching; 8 pressing toward the mark an african american man's reflection on the doctoral process at a predominately white institution; 9 enduring the race a diary of my graduate years; 10 "walk tall in the world" reflections from a scholar of african american children's literature; part iii surviving the academy; 11 the mask a survival tool.
  • 12 A PERSONAL JOURNEY TOWARD AUTHENTICITY RECOGNIZING AND RECLAIMING ORIGINS13 MAKING THE ACADEMY A HOME FOR THE BRAVE; 14 CHOOSING A MENTOR AND OTHER LESSONS OF THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM OF GRADUATE SCHOOL; 15 THE ROLE OF MENTORSHIP IN DEVELOPING AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS WITHIN THE ACADEMY; 16 FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE IMPROVING ADVISING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS; 17 THE ROLE OF MENTORING FOR FUTURE ACADEMICIANS; CONCLUSION THE Ph. D. : A PROCESS NOT A PRODUCT; APPENDIX; INDEX; About the Editors.