Author : Faith Maina
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Book Synopsis Coping Strategies for Students of Color in a Predominantly White College by : Faith Maina
Download or read book Coping Strategies for Students of Color in a Predominantly White College written by Faith Maina and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: University students in general experience stressful situations once they leave home and begin to adjust to the new life on a college campus with its related academic and social demands. However, students of color often have the additional burden of coping with race-related stress. Data from a focus group interview with 18 alumni of color, found students being stereotyped, feeling overwhelmingly invisible, being singled out in the classroom and often witnessing racism and racially related incidents. This paper describes the coping strategies they employed and which helped them complete their program successfully. They reported using a strong net work of social support, became resilient and self-sufficient, and sometimes used detachment and self-selected isolation. While this study is limited to self-report it nevertheless provides significant information to the institution as it attempts to address race-related tension and conflict.