Sharon Fries-Britt
Biographic Data
| ID | 232563 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sharon Fries-Britt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sharon |
| FAMILY NAME | Fries-Britt |
| SIGNATURE | FRIES-BRITT S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Everything is Bigger and Different”
In Pursuit of Meaningful Relationships
Examining Intraracial Dynamics and Engagement Between Native-Born and Foreign-Born Black Collegians in STEM
For decades, higher education research has recognized the importance of cross-cultural interaction among students. However, this body of scholarship has largely examined this phenomenon across races, with few researchers examining within race interactions. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to examine how native-born and foreign-born Black students interact in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classrooms. Findings re…
The Black Box
This qualitative study explores the academic and social experiences of nine Black high achievers attending a large public university. Findings indicate that despite their participation in the honors program and high degree of academic ability, Black high achievers felt that they were judged based on prevalent social stereotypes regarding the academic abilities of Black students. These external perceptions pushed students to engage in various beha…
Retaining Each Other
High-Achieving Black Collegians
We know very little about high-achieving black students, even though these students have an important role to play in both our institutions and society at large. Who are these students? How is college different for them? What are their special struggles and needs
Moving beyond Black Achiever Isolation
Those who seek to understand the experiences of Black students on White campuses in the United States have far more information available to them at the close of the twentieth century than could have ever been imagined at the beginning. Because of the tremendous social, political, economic, and educational changes in our society over the past thirty years there has been an expansion in the study of Blacks in all aspects of the American culture. N…
Moving beyond Black Achiever Isolation
Those who seek to understand the experiences of Black students on White campuses in the United States have far more information available to them at the close of the twentieth century than could have ever been imagined at the beginning. Because of the tremendous social, political, economic, and educational changes in our society over the past thirty years there has been an expansion in the study of Blacks in all aspects of the American culture. N…
Retaining Each Other
High-Achieving Black Collegians
We know very little about high-achieving black students, even though these students have an important role to play in both our institutions and society at large. Who are these students? How is college different for them? What are their special struggles and needs
In Pursuit of Meaningful Relationships
Everything is Bigger and Different”
Moving beyond Black Achiever Isolation
Those who seek to understand the experiences of Black students on White campuses in the United States have far more information available to them at the close of the twentieth century than could have ever been imagined at the beginning. Because of the tremendous social, political, economic, and educational changes in our society over the past thirty years there has been an expansion in the study of Blacks in all aspects of the American culture. N…
High-Achieving Black Collegians
We know very little about high-achieving black students, even though these students have an important role to play in both our institutions and society at large. Who are these students? How is college different for them? What are their special struggles and needs
Retaining Each Other
The Black Box
This qualitative study explores the academic and social experiences of nine Black high achievers attending a large public university. Findings indicate that despite their participation in the honors program and high degree of academic ability, Black high achievers felt that they were judged based on prevalent social stereotypes regarding the academic abilities of Black students. These external perceptions pushed students to engage in various beha…
Examining Intraracial Dynamics and Engagement Between Native-Born and Foreign-Born Black Collegians in STEM
For decades, higher education research has recognized the importance of cross-cultural interaction among students. However, this body of scholarship has largely examined this phenomenon across races, with few researchers examining within race interactions. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to examine how native-born and foreign-born Black students interact in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classrooms. Findings re…
In Pursuit of Meaningful Relationships
Everything is Bigger and Different”
Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Black male (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · African american (2 works)