Assessing the Impact of Racism on Black Faculty in White Academe: A Collective Case Study of African American Female Faculty

Using a case study approach, the authors o f this article strive to explore the challenges and adverse impact that faculty o f color often experience due to structural inequities, institutional racism, and the lack o f cultural awareness on the part o f White institutions. Furthermore, the purpose o f this article is to demonstrate that even when there is a significant number o f faculty members o f color, stereotyping and discrimination still occur and often impact the promotion, retention, and experiences o f newly recruited faculty o f color. Our narratives as African American female faculty are presented as a collective case study in this article. An analysis o f the narratives, strategies fo r retention and recruitment, and validation o f the collective experience through un-silencing the voices are discusse

College Science via Internet: How effective is it?

In this paper college science instruction via the Internet is examined from three perspectives: students' on-line learning experiences; a comparative examination of learning on-line versus traditional instruction; and instructors' experiences teaching on-line. The setting was a freshman-level human anatomy / physiology course. Three students participated in a collective case study to describe the learning environment created by the Internet course. Motivation, computer savvy, and self-confidence were important to their success. A quantitative study of the on-line course and the traditional course evaluated the comparative effectiveness of the learning environments. Achievement scores and survey results indicated content understanding and retention were not effected, while desirable student study habits were used more frequently in the Internet section. To better understand the instructional implications of on-line courses, a case study was conducted. Internet instructor's time commitment and level of teaching satisfaction were high. The instructor's role changed, causing some lessening of job satisfaction.Flickinger, K. & Hargrave, C. (2000). College Science via Internet: How effective is it?. In Proceedings of International Conference on Mathematics / Science Education and Technology 2000 (pp. 151-156). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Posted with permission.</p