Provost’s Conversations on Diversity, Democracy, and Higher Education
Dr. Howard C. Stevenson, Jr.
Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development
University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Nyumburu Cultural Center, Multipurpose Room – 12 p.m. (Noon)
“Race in Institutions of Higher Education”
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Selected Publications Written by Dr. Howard C. Stevenson, Jr.
Found in the UM Libraries
[The Most Recent Titles Are Listed First]
Stevenson, Howard. John Fantuzzo, Saburah Kabir, and Marlo Perry. An Investigation of a
Community-Based Intervention for Socially Isolated Parents With a History of Child Maltreatment.
Journal of Family Violence. February, 2007. Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 81-89.
All UMCP Libraries
Family & Society Studies Worldwide Database
Contains Complete Article Through Research Port
Reports on the effectiveness of a community-based intervention program that seeks to improve inner-city
Head Start parents’ social and psychological well-being, in terms of addressing their history of child
maltreatment. The intervention program consists of 10 group training sessions that study the relationship
between stress and social support.
Stevenson, Howard C. and Diane M. Hall. Double Jeopardy: Being African-American and “Doing
Diversity” in Independent Schools. Teachers College Record. January, 2007. Vol. 109, No. 1,
pp. 1-23.
All UMCP Libraries
Education Research Database Contains
Complete Article Through Research Port
Based on open-ended interviews with diversity coordinators in independent schools, located in large
urban areas in the Northeast, the authors report that coordinators often experience isolation and tokenism
in their roles as diversity coordinators. Suggestions are provided to address such concerns encountered in
independent schools.
Stevenson, Howard and Les Bell. Education Policy: Process, Themes and Impact. London;
New York: Routledge, 2006.
McKeldin Library
Stacks LC 71 .B38 2006
(Currently Circulating)
Explores the factors that shape education policy in American schools, colleges and universities. The
authors note that education policy is a high priority of governments worldwide, due to globalization
pressures on educational outcomes and the economic well-being of countries. Examines the impact of
education policy-making in the U.S. and the consequences of globalization on learning.
Stevenson, Howard C., Diane Hughes, James Rodriguez, Emilie P. Smith, Deborah J. Johnson, and
Paul Spicer. Parents’ Ethnic—Racial Socialization Practices: A Review of Research and Directions
for Future Study. Developmental Psychology. September, 2006. vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 747-770.
All UMCP Libraries
PsycINFO Database Contains
Complete Article Through Research Port
Examines how parents transmit information, values, and beliefs to their children regarding ethnicity and
race. Recommendations are provided for future research.
Stevenson, Howard C. and Gwendolyn Y. Davis. Racial Socialization Experiences and Symptoms of
Depression Among Black Youth. Journal of Child and Family Studies. June, 2006. Vol. 15, No. 3,
pp. 293-307.
All UMCP Libraries
Family & Society Studies Worldwide Database
Contains Complete Article Through Research Port
Explores the relationship between racial socialization experiences and depression symptoms among
African American adolescents. Offers suggestions for family and mental health professionals in
addressing the issue.
Stevenson, Howard C., Derek J. McNeil, Teresa Herrero-Taylor, and Gwendolyn Y. Davis.
Influence of Perceived Neighborhood Diversity and Racism Experience on the Racial Socialization of
Black Youth. Journal of Black Psychology. August, 2005. Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 273-290.
All UMCP Libraries
PsycINFO Database Contains
Complete Article Through Research Port
Examines how the cultural diversity of Black adolescents’ neighborhoods and encounters with racism
impact “protective and proactive racial socialization communication” provided by their families.
Stevenson, Howard C., Jr., Editor. Playing With Anger: Teaching Coping Skills to African American
Boys Through Athletics and Culture. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 2003.
McKeldin Library
Stacks E 185.86 .P57 2003
(Reserve Desk)
Presents intervention methods that teach coping skills to young African American males with a history of
anger and aggression. Provides intervention and preventive steps through a project known as Preventing
Long-Term Anger and Aggression (PLAAY). Athletics and martial arts are used in the program.
Stevenson, Howard C., Diane M. Hall, and Edith G. Arrington. The Success of African-American
Students in Independent Schools. Independent School. Summer, 2003. Vol. 62, No. 4, pp. 10-19.
All UMCP Libraries
Education Research Database Contains
Complete Article Through Research Port
Insights into the factors that contribute to the achievement of African American students in independent
schools. In the context of independent schools, topics discussed include students’ relationships with the
school community and their emotional health, racial socialization, race, and racism.
Stevenson, Howard C. Jr. Wrestling With Destiny: The Cultural Socialization of Anger and Healing
in African American Males. Journal of Psychology and Christianity. Winter, 2002. Vol. 21, No. 4,
pp. 357-364.
All UMCP Libraries
PsycINFO Database Contains
Complete Article Through Research Port
Discusses the negative perceptions American society holds of African American males, which has a
destructive impact on this group’s emotional and spiritual well-being. Presents a program known as
Preventing Long-term Anger and Aggression in Youth (PLAAY) for Black urban young males.
As part of the program, basketball and the martial arts are used in addressing anger and aggression.
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Stevenson, Howard C., Gwendolyn Y. Davis, and Saburah Abdul-Kabir. Stickin’ to, Watchin’ Over,
and Gettin’ With: An African American Parent’s Guide to Discipline. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
2001.
McKeldin Library
On Order for Stacks Collection
A professional group of African American parents with backgrounds in counseling, intervention,
community work, research, and education provide Black parents with practical information on child
discipline and rearing, from infancy to young adulthood.
Stevenson, Howard C., Jr. Missed, Dissed, and Pissed’: Making Meaning of Neighborhood Risk,
Fear and Anger Management in Urban Black Youth. Cultural Diversity & Mental Health. 1997.
Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 37-52.
All UMCP Libraries
PsycArticles Database Contains
Complete Article Through Research Port
Analyzes the factors that contribute to anger management among African American adolescents. Topics
for discussion include “calamity fears,” neighborhood social capital, and kinship social support.”
Stevenson, Howard C., Jocelyn Reed, Preston Bodison, and Angela Bishop. Racism Stress
Management: Racial Socialization Beliefs and the Experience of Depression and Anger in African
American Youth. Youth & Society. December, 1997. Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 197-122.
All UMCP Libraries
Periodical Stacks HQ 793.Y6 v.29 (1997/1998)
(Non-Circulating)
Explores the psychological impact on African American adolescents who live in a racially hostile
environment. Discusses the role racial socialization plays in anger and stress management.
Selected Books About Race in Higher Education
Found in the UM Libraries
[The Most Recent Titles Are Listed First]
Attewell, Paul A. and David E. Lavin. Passing the Torch: Does Higher Education for the
Disadvantaged Pay Off Across the Generations? New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2007.
McKeldin Library
Stacks LC 4069.6 .A87 2007
(Reserve Desk)
A study of the educational achievements of three generations of poor and minority students, during a span
of thirty years. Reveals that increased access to higher education among the disadvantaged reduces
educational gaps in the next generation, as well as increases social mobility across generations.
Horne, Odell, Jr. Voices of the Talented Tenth: Values of Young Black Males in Higher Education.
Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 2007.
McKeldin Library
Stacks LC 2791 .H67 2007
(Reserve Desk)
Explores the connection between success and the psychological, emotional, and spiritual development of
young African American males. Argues that the development of such qualities in black males contributes
to their achievement in higher education, athletics, business, and other endeavors.
Young, Joseph and Jana Evans Braziel, Editors. Race and the Foundations of Knowledge: Cultural
Amnesia in the Academy. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2006.
McKeldin Library
Stacks LC 212.42 .R32 2006
(Reserve Desk)
Discusses the major role race has played in the development of knowledge as we know it. Demonstrates
how neglecting race in formulating knowledge causes misconceptions and misrepresentation of thought.
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Moore, Robert M., III., Editor. African Americans and Whites: Changing Relationships on College
Campuses. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 2006.
McKeldin Library
LC 191.94 .A39 2006
(Reserve Desk)
A collection of essays that examines the tension and social distance experienced between blacks and
whites on American academic campuses. Topics covered include student-to-student interaction, affinity
group formation, Greek life, and the effectiveness of diversity courses taught by non-minorities.
Reay, Diane, Miriam E. David, and Stephen Bell. Degrees of Choice: Social Class, Race, Gender and
Higher Education. Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom; Sterling, Virginia: Trentham, 2005.
McKeldin Library
LC 191.98 .G7 R43 2005
(Reserve Desk)
Based on empirical research, this study demonstrates the impact social class, ethnicity, and gender has on
the process of students choosing a college or university to attend.
Giroux, Henry A. and Susan Searls Giroux. Take Back Higher Education: Race, Youth, and the
Crisis of Democracy in the Post-Civil Rights Era. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
McKeldin Library
Stacks LA 227.4 .G57 2004
(Reserve Desk)
The authors encourage college and university educators to challenge the “business driven ideology that
silences dissent and undermines democracy.” This publication presents the argument that in order for
America to meet the challenges of a democratic society, higher education must promote critical thinking
and citizenship among its students.
Cokorinos, Lee. The Assault on Diversity: An Organized Challenge to Racial and Gender Justice.
Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.
McKeldin Library
Stacks HF 5549.5 .A34 C645 2003
(Currently Circulating)
A handbook that provides detailed profiles of conservative think tanks, foundations, and advocacy groups
who are opponents of civil rights and diversity gains.
Selected Videos About Race in Higher Education
Found in the UM Libraries
[The Most Recent Titles Are Listed First]
What’s Race Got to Do With It? (2006). DVD Videodisc, (49 minutes). Color.
UMCP Hornbake Library
LC 1099.3 .W473 2006
Nonprint Media Services Desk
(Non-Circulating)
This film chronicles 16 weeks of intergroup dialogue on the campus of the University of California at
Berkeley. Students explore the issue of race. They discover their lack of awareness regarding how
different their campus experiences are from their peers and the lack of an inclusive campus climate.
The Angry Eye: With Jane Elliott. (2004). DVD Videodisc, (35 minutes). Color with black and
white sequences.
UMCP Hornbake Library
BF 575 .P9 A54 2004
Nonprint Media Services Desk
(Non-Circulating)
The documentary demonstrates what it is like to be racially discriminated against in American society.
Based on Jane Elliott’s blue-eyed/brown eyed exercise, college students are forced to experience racist
treatment that minorities have endured over the years. An excellent exercise for promoting discussion
about race relations in the United States.
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Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise. (2004). DVD Videodisc, (60 minutes). Color with black and
white sequences.
UMCP Hornbake Library
LC 214.2 .B49 2004
Nonprint Media Service Desk
(Non-Circulating)
Examines the legacy and influence of Brown vs. Board of Education, the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court
decision that declared legal segregation unconstitutional in American education.
Degrees of Difference: Culture Matters on Campus. (2001). VHS Videocassette, (24 minutes).
Color.
UMCP Hornbake Library
LC 1099.4 W6 D44 2001
Nonprint Media Service Desk
(Non-Circulating)
Explores the issue of cultural sensitivity among faculty, staff, and students in higher education. This
concern is examined within the context of the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
The Color Line on Campus. (2000). VHS Videocassette, (30 minutes). Black and white.
UMCP Hornbake Library
E 185.61 .C5943 2000
Nonprint Media Services Desk
(Non-Circulating)
Presents a series of interviews with individuals who played a major role in desegregating public education
in the South, during the 1950s and early 1960s. Features interviews with James Meredith and other
African American students who integrated universities in the South.
Selected Databases:
Researching Race in Higher Education
Databases listed here are accessible through the University Libraries’ Research Port,
http://researchport.umd.edu. The electronic files can be searched on and off campus
by University of Maryland, College Park students, faculty, and staff. Due to licensing
agreements, the general public may access the databases on campus only.
Academic Search Premier
An interdisciplinary database containing abstracts and indexing for over 7,000 journals. Full-text of
articles for over 4,000 scholarly publications, including more than 3,100 peer-reviewed publications.
Black Thought and Culture
Contains the full-text of non-fiction works by prominent African Americans. Covers the 1700s to present
times. Includes interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamphlets, letters, and difficult to
locate material.
Education Research Complete
The definitive online resource for education research. A comprehensive listing of the world’s largest and
most complete collection of full-text education journals. It is a bibliographic and full-text database
covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education.
ERIC
Electronic access to information from over 1,000 education and education-related journals, as well as,
contains a variety of non-journal materials, or ERIC documents. It also provides the full-text of more
than 2,200 ERIC Digests (short reports on topics of current interest in education).
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Ethnic NewsWatch
A bilingual (English/Spanish) interdisciplinary database with full-text articles from newspapers,
magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.
Family & Society Studies Worldwide
Online access to family studies resources, including citations and abstracts to professional journals,
books, book chapters, conference papers, theses and dissertations, websites, internet documents, selected
popular literature, government reports, statistical documents, working papers, and unpublished material.
International Index to Black Periodicals
International coverage of Black Studies related topics. The multidisciplinary database includes articles
from scholarly and popular periodicals, newspapers, and newsletters from the United States, Africa, and
the Caribbean. Contains publications from 1902 to contemporary era. Full-text is provided from 1998 to
present times.
PsycArticles
Online access to bibliographic and full-text information, which covers general and applied
psychology, as well as clinical and theoretical research in psychology.
PsycINFO
The most comprehensive index in psychology, counseling, and related fields. Includes citations and
abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, books, technical reports, and dissertations. Holdings contain
materials from 1,700 periodicals in over 30 languages. Includes database links to full-text materials.
SocIndex with Full Text
Provides online access to sociology literature and other social sciences related research. Contains
abstracts, indexing, and full-text to books, journal articles, and conference papers.
This publication has been prepared by faculty and staff members of the University of Maryland
Libraries in support of the Provost’s Conversations on Diversity, Democracy, and Higher Education
Lecture Series.
Authors of Publication
Otis Chadley,
African American Studies and Anthropology Librarian
ochadley@umd.edu (301) 405-9282
Damon Austin,
Agricultural Sciences Librarian
daustin@umd.edu (301) 405-9666
A. Marie Chadley,
Library Technician II
achadley@umd.edu (301) 405-9315
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