Sailing Against the Wind

Kofi Lomotey is Chair and Professor in the Department of Administrative and Foundational Services in the College of Education at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He edited Going to School: The African-American Experience and (with Philip G. Altbach ) The Racial Crisis in American Higher Education, both published by SUNY Press.

"This book makes the issues 'live' in the descriptions of people closest to these issues. The writing is more straightforward than in many other books and provides concrete information for guiding the preparation of teachers and administrators at all levels of education. The focus on generating specific solutions to the problems identified in the chapters is a unique and valuable contribution to the literature." — Betty Merchant, University of Illinois"There are many books addressing diversity, race, class, and gender. The characteristic that distinguishes this book from others is that the book deals with African Americans and each chapter illustrates a particular aspect of the life of African Americans in some educational setting. Knowing about the experiences of African Americans will help to bring us to an understanding of how that group brings rare and precious attributes to our society and to our educational institutions." — Flora Ida Ortiz, University of California, Riverside

• Foreword by Tryphenia B. Peele and Michele Foster I. Introduction II. Multiculturalism Re-examined 1. What Does It Mean? Exploring the Myths of MulticulturalismNatalie G. Adams 2. Race, Gender, and Class Oppression: The Role of Multicultural EducationHarriet Walker 3. Understanding Persons with DisabilitiesAnnette Jackson-Lowery III. African American Students in Secondary Schools 4. Lisa's Quiet Fight: School Structure and African American Adolescent FemalesJill Harrison 5. Nonsynchrony at the Secondary Level: Impediments to the Pursuit of Higher EducationJanie Simmons 6. The Miseducation of African Americans in Public High SchoolsDebbie Maddux 7. Cultural/Racial Diversity in the School: A Case Study in a High School English ClassJeff Gagne 8. The Voices behind the Faces: What Listening to Students Can Teach TeachersAmy M. Zganjar IV. Women in Higher Education 9. Women in Higher Education?Laura Davis 10. Sailing Against the Wind: African American Women, Higher Education, and PowerGwendolyn E. Snearl 11. I Am Woman. Hear Me Roar... After Class... in the Hall: Institutional Satisfaction among Older Women Students: The Conflict between Research and RealityDiane Sistrunk V. African American Students in Higher Education 12. Black Students on White Campuses: Overcoming the IsolationSandy E. Aubert 13. African American Athletes at Predominantly White UniversitiesJanis Simms 14. Ethnic/Cultural Centers on Predominantly White Campuses: Are They Necessary?Stuart Johnson 15. Black and White Athletes at Universities: Living in Two Different WorldsMichael Garrett References About the Editor Contributors Index