This guidebook is divided into four main parts. In Part 1: Foundations of Success for Men of Color, the theoretical perspectives undergirding a revised teaching and learning enterprise that prioritizes the success of men of color are discussed. Also explored are common barriers and challenges facing men of color that necessitate enhanced teaching practices. A key focus of these barriers are on environmental factors (external pressures that occur outside of college that influence student success in college) and on the socialization of men of color in education. Parts II and III articulate the promising practices derived from the comprehensive study of faculty. Specifically, Part II: Building Relationships with Men of Color discusses the establishment of personal relationships with men of color as a foundational precursor to efficacious teaching practices. In Part III: Promising Teaching Practices, the authors address the role of relevancy and interactivity (among other factors) in effectively communicating academic content to men of color. The guidebook concludes with Part IV: A Note to Instructional Leaders with strategies that academic leaders can employ to inculcate the values and approaches discussed in this volume in their departments and colleges.
Author Biography:
J. Luke Wood, PhD, is Associate Professor of Community College Leadership and the Director of the Doctoral Program Concentration in Community College Leadership at San Diego State University (SDSU). Dr. Wood is also Co-Director of the Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3), Chair-Elect for the Council on Ethnic Participation (CEP) for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), and Director of the Center for African American Research and Policy (CAARP). He is also the Co-Editor of the Journal of Applied Research in the Community College (JARCC). Wood's research focuses on factors affecting the success of men of color in the community college. In particular, his research examines contributors to student persistence, achievement, attainment, and transfer for these men. Dr. Wood has authored over 80 publications, including five co-authored books, five edited books, and 40 peer-reviewed journal articles. Frank Harris III, EdD, is an Associate Professor of postsecondary education and Co-Director of the Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3) at San Diego State University. His research is broadly focused on student development and student success in postsecondary education and explores questions related to the social construction of gender and race on college campuses, college men and masculinities, and racial/ethnic disparities in college student outcomes. Before joining the faculty at San Diego State, Harris worked as a student affairs educator and college administrator in the areas of student affairs administration, student crisis support and advocacy, new student orientation programs, multicultural student affairs, academic advising, and enrollment services. His most recent administrative appointment was at the University of Southern California as Associate Director of the Center for Urban Education. Harris earned his Ed.D. in Higher Education from the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education. Khalid White, EdD, is an Ethnic Studies Professor and Umoja Program Coordinator at San Jose City College. Khalid began teaching in the California Community College system in 2005, in the Ethnic Studies and Social Science disciplines. Prior to working in higher education, Khalid worked with incarcerated adolescents in the Juvenile Probation field. His research and practical efforts in higher education have focused on effective strategies for student success for African American males, and underrepresented males, in the California Community College system. Dr. White received his Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Morehouse College. He earned a Master's degree in Adolescent Education from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. Khalid completed his Doctorate degree in Education Leadership at the University of California Davis and Sonoma State University.
