African American Rural Students: Exploring the Intersection of Place and Race
African American Rural Education
ISBN: 978-1-83909-871-0, eISBN: 978-1-83909-870-3
Publication date: 9 November 2020
Abstract
The educational attainment of rural people differs considerably based upon peoples' races and ethnicities. For example, in 2015 twice as many White rural adults had a bachelor's degree or higher compared to Black, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Hispanic or Latino rural adults. Within higher education contexts if one is to understand college students and their experiences, a recognition of students' identities is necessary. For African American college students from rural areas, I argue a starting point for understanding these students and their experiences in college environments is an exploration of the intersection of their place-based and race/ethnicity-based identities. This chapter, therefore, provides statistics about the educational attainment of rural people, reviews rural place–based identity literature, and then integrates perceptions of place with perceptions of race and ethnicity. Based on this discussion, recommendations for future pedagogies, practices, and research are suggested for faculty, staff, and scholars.
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Citation
Cain, E.J. (2020), "African American Rural Students: Exploring the Intersection of Place and Race", Chambers, C.R. and Crumb, L. (Ed.) African American Rural Education (Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education, Vol. 7), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2051-231720200000007002
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:Emerald Publishing Limited
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