ERIC Number: EJ1217198
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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Double Consciousness: Postsecondary Experiences of African American Males with Disabilities
Banks, Joy; Hughes, Michael S.
Journal of Negro Education, v82 n4 p368-381 Fall 2013
The purpose of this study was to present the academic experiences and perspectives of undergraduate African American male students labeled with disabilities. This study was intended to investigate an underexplored area that crosses the boundaries of ethnicity, disability, and postsecondary education. The students' reflections offer three key findings: (a) a disability label often leads to lower expectations and negative academic stereotypes; (b) students actively develop counternarratives to thwart the internalization of negative stereotypes; and (c) attendance at a historically Black university can assist students in the development of a self-identity that counters ideologies of African American as intellectually inferiority.
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Undergraduate Students, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Expectations of Students, Stereotypes, Black Colleges, Racial Identification, Social Bias, College Environment, Special Education, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, Ability, Self Concept
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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