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What is Double Consciousness

Chapter 16
Handbook of Research on Practices for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
In his 1903 book, The Soul of Black Folk , W. E. B. Du Bois introduced the concept of double consciousness. Du Bois explained how African-Americans often feel split between two worlds—the dominant culture within society and who are they are as African-American people.
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The Exploration of Diversity and Inclusion Programs Within Institutions of Higher Education
Tyresa Rene Jackson (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9628-9.ch016
Abstract
In recent decades, the landscape of higher education has begun to shift. Yet, throughout the higher education pipeline (Bachelor, Master, Ph.D., and Law), there are stark differences in the academic performance and graduation outcomes among diverse student populations. This chapter explores landmark historical cases that promulgated diversity and inclusion programs in higher education. This chapter also assesses the social experience of race in higher education and if diversity and inclusion programs truly help to remove barriers to access.
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Teaching and Identity: Blackness, Alterity, and Inclusivity in Academia
The theory W. E. B. DuBois proposed to explain the internal conflict of Black people in viewing their identity through their own lens and simultaneously through the lens of the dominant white society.
Published in Chapter: Teaching and Identity: Blackness, Alterity, and Inclusivity in Academia; From: Voicing Diverse Teaching Experiences, Approaches, and Perspectives in Higher Education
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