Browsing by Subject "Womens' 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.
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    University Policies That Increase And/Or Decrease Access For African-American Women Seeking Advanced Degrees
    (Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003) Bailey-Iddrisu, Vannetta
    The policies of most universities show a lack of dedication in addressing the needs of their non-traditional graduate students, particularly African-American women seeking advanced degrees. As African-American women return to the academy to pursue doctoral degrees,universities must address the issues facing women in general and African-American women in particular. The double-jeopardy that African-American women encounter in terms of race and sex is viewed by some Black feminists as a reason for conducting research specifically on Black women and their role contributions to American society (Brown, 2001).