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The Piney Woods School: An Exploration of the Historically Black Boarding School Experience in Shaping Student Achievement, Cultural Esteem, and Collegiate Integration
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Alexander-Snow, Mia – Urban Education, 2011
This qualitative case study explores the cultural impact the Piney Woods School, a historically Black independent boarding school, had on the social and academic experiences of four of its graduates in attendance at two traditionally White universities. The article discusses the collegiate experiences of four students: Samantha, Ira, Tony, and…
Descriptors: African American Students, Boarding Schools, Academic Achievement, Educational Environment
Graduates of an Historically Black Boarding School and Their Academic and Social Integration at Two Traditionally White Universities
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Alexander-Snow, Mia – Journal of Negro Education, 2010
This naturalistic inquiry explored the cultural impact of a historically Black independent boarding school on the social and academic experiences of four of its graduates who attended two traditionally White universities. The study examined two primary questions: (a) What factors from the historically Black boarding school assisted or hindered…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Boarding Schools, Educational Experience, College Graduates