Browsing by Author "Alfred, Mary V."

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    The Immigrant As Outsider-Within: Exploring Identity And Place In Academe
    (2006-08-21T15:09:35Z) Alfred, Mary V.
    Perhaps the least visible and understood experience in the academy is that of immigrant women of color This absence is connected to issues of power, privilege, discourse, and practices that silence nonwestern voices in an increasingly globalized world. This paper explores the creative tension immigrant women of color face as they try to negotiate identity and place in US higher education.
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    An Interactive Approach To Economic Development Among African American Former Welfare Recipients: Shattering The Myth Of The Work-First Approach
    (Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003) Alfred, Mary V.
    This study explored the experiences of African American women as they transition from welfare to work and the barriers and challenges that impede their move to a position of economic selfsufficiency. The study found three systems of barriers to impede the women's progress. These include W-2 systems barriers, workplace barriers, and personal barriers. Removing the barriers must first be addressed before families can become self-sufficient.