Narratives on experiences of African-American women in the academy: Conceptualizing effective mentoring relationships of doctoral student and faculty

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 501-517

  Grant, Cosette M ^a   Simmons, Juanita Cleaver ^b  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

African American female doctoral students; African American female tenure track faculty; African American women at PWIs; Critical race theory; Mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849159210     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518390802297789     Document Type: Article

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