The Talented Tenth

Bois, W. E. B. Du; Chandler, Nahum Dimitri

doi:10.5422/fordham/9780823254545.003.0011

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“…A prominent educator at the turn of the last century described the significant leverage brought to bear in work and education by a talented minority. Du Bois thought that a small group could have a big impact 25. Our view of the faculty represented in this study is that they represent Du Bois’s “talented tenth,” and that like-minded individuals are present in every health care-education environment 25…”

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confidence: 83%

Why are you here? Needs analysis of an interprofessional health-education graduate degree program

Cable¹,

Knab²,

Tham³

et al. 2014

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Little is known about the nature of faculty development that is needed to meet calls for a focus on quality and safety with particular attention to the power of interprofessional collaborative practice. Through grounded-theory methodology, the authors describe the motivation and needs of 20 educator/clinicians in multiple disciplines who chose to enroll in an explicitly interprofessional master’s program in health profession education. The results, derived from axial coding described by Strauss and Corbin, revealed that faculty pursue such postprofessional master’s degrees out of a desire to be better prepared for their roles as educators. A hybrid-delivery model on campus and online provided access to graduate degrees while protecting the ability of participants to remain in current positions. The added benefit of a community of practice related to evidence-based and innovative models of education was valued by participants. Authentic, project-based learning and assessment supported their advancement in home institutions and systems. The experience was described by participants as a disruptive innovation that helped them attain their goal of leadership in health profession education.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 83%

Why are you here? Needs analysis of an interprofessional health-education graduate degree program

Cable¹,

Knab²,

Tham³

et al. 2014

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“…He promoted solidarity among peoples of African descent around the world, and encouraged a sense of pride among African Americans. He talked about the “talented tenth” that included the foremost black intellectuals of the time (Du Bois 1903). E. E. Just, arguably the most famous African American scientist in the world at the time, would have been a member of the talented tenth.…”

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E. E. Just and Creativity in Science. The Importance of Diversity

Byrnes

2015

J Afr Am St

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Renowned biologist Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941) was an outspoken advocate for the classical embryologist’s view of the cell; he believed that all the parts of the cell, but especially the cytoplasm, have important roles to play in the process of development, whereby a one-celled zygote becomes a many-celled animal. In opposition to geneticist Thomas Hunt Morgan, Just formulated a hypothesis for how the cell works in development, one that gave a more dominant role to cytoplasmic (instead of nuclear) factors. This paper argues that, in creating his hypothesis, Just applied insights from the African American intellectual community in which he was immersed, much as Charles Darwin applied insights from British political economist Thomas R. Malthus in formulating his theory of evolution by natural selection. This in no way diminishes the scientific validity of Just’s (or Darwin’s) hypothesis. Rather, it highlights Just’s creativity and, as such, points to the importance of having diversity in science.

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“…Du Bois' Niagara Movement, which took place 1 year prior to the establishment of Alpha Phi Alpha. BGLOs were also a reaction to Du Bois' notion of the “Talented Tenth” () – a thesis that the top ten percent of the Black race would serve to uplift the remaining ninety percent of Black community onto equal footing with Whites. Hence, BGLOs were conceived, at least in part, as vehicles for social activism related to race and equality.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%