BRIFT
About
Mission: the 欧洲杯买球 (U of I) Black Research Institute for Flourishing and Thriving mission is to develop scholarship that leads to effective policy and practice prescriptions that facilitate a wholistic sense of belonging and joy for the Black community.
塑造我们工作的理论框架:
- Afrocentricity & 黑色的转换
我们使用的研究方法:
- 参与式活动家研究 & 黑人解放研究方法论
Research Team
- 小悉尼·弗里曼., Full Professor at the U of I and Founder and Chief Research Scientist of the U of I Black Research Institute for Flourishing and Thriving
- Agyemang Amofa Prempeh, Project Manager of the U of I Black Research Institute for Flourishing and Thriving
The Black Research Institute for Flourishing and Thriving Project
The sole objective of the Black Research Institute for Flourishing and Thriving (BRIFT) project is to facilitate research that centers on Black flourishing and thriving at the 欧洲杯买球. At U of I, like many other rural predominantly white land-grant institutions, there is perceived to be institutional and structural barriers that inhibit the Black campus population (e.g., students, faculty, staff, and administrators) from thriving and flourishing holistically (i.e.在学术上、社会上、情感上、专业上等等.). The institution’s main campus is located in a county with a Black population of 1% and a Black campus population of 1%. Since 2016, U of I has made major strides through faculty leadership to better facilitate a sense of belonging for Blacks on campus. Examples of this include the establishment of the Africana Studies program, 黑人/非裔美国文化中心, Black Faculty & Staff Association, the Black Lives Matter Series, and the Black History Research Lab. However, 基于对现在的黑人学生的采访, faculty, staff, and administrators few indicate that they are thriving and flourishing.
Recently, BRIFT has been studying the notions of black thriving & flourishing. While these terms are often used synonymously, they have slightly different meanings. Thriving is often related to success generated by one's effort. Flourishing is most often associated with creating and facilitating the environment for a person to be successful. What we are learning that for Black people to thrive and flourish it is not just about effort – as one can thrive in one aspect of life because of great effort, 但由于条件不足，在其他领域举步维艰. However, 对于一个人来说，通过蓬勃发展获得全面的成功, 一个人需要一个合适的环境.e. 人、资源、时间、空间、支持等等.). The goal is that the results of the study will lead to an academic report and peer reviewed article submitted in the spring of 2023.
Funded by the 欧洲杯买球's College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.
- The 欧洲杯买球’s 黑人/非裔美国文化中心’s mission is to mainly serve students of African descent on our campus by providing them with resources that will guarantee a smoother transition to this university; create a sense of belonging here and in their new communities where applicable, as well as create awareness on our unique and beautiful African culture.
- 欧洲杯买球黑人历史研究实验室 has a stated objective in-part to facilitate research that centers Black excellence, joy, 在学院里蒸蒸日上.
- 欧洲杯买球的黑人学生会 旨在支持黑人学生的进步, 促进学生之间的平等和团结, celebrate Black heritage and to provide a social atmosphere where students can meet and have open discussion.
- 莫斯科商会+游客中心(MCOC+VC) 使命是加强, promote, and lead the business and economic community and support the free enterprise system while preserving and enhancing the quality of life.
- 拉塔县历史学会, 他们的任务是收集, preserve, share, and celebrate the history of Latah County in order to promote a deeper understanding of the many experiences that make up our shared past.
- 肯沃西thsam
繁盛研究资源
- Cendejsa, C. (2016). Not just surviving but thriving: Predictors of flourishing among college students (Issue September). 俄勒冈大学.
- Van Zyl, L. E., & Rothmann, S. (2012). Flourishing of students in a tertiary education institution in South Africa. 心理学报，22(4)，593-599. http://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2012.10820573
蓬勃发展的研究资源
- Anderson, C. (2022). Intelligence Isn't Enough: A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace. Berrett-Koehler出版商.
- Battle, C. E. F. (2022). Black Female Educator Retention: Exploring Conditions Needed to Thrive. 欧洲杯买球圣地亚哥分校教授.
- Farmer, J. R. (2021). First and Only: A Black Woman's Guide to Thriving at Work and in Life. 阔叶的书.
- Goodwin, W. C. (2022). Predictors of thriving in Black and Latino men at Christian colleges and universities [Azusa Pacific University]. http://proxy.library.vcu.edu/login?url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType
- Kelly, B. T., Segoshi, M., Adams, L., & Raines, A. (2017). pwi黑人校友的经历:他们成功了吗? 《欧洲杯买球》, 10(2), 167–185. http://doi.org/10.1080/19407882.2017.1325378
- Materre, D. W. (2018). The Joy of Black Women becoming first and thriving in positions of leadership and authority. 科罗拉多大学.
- Pender, Sr., M. A. (2020). The Art of Thriving: A Young Black or Brown Man’s Guide to Life. 独立出版.
- Sanders, K. (2021). Microaggressions, 情绪调节, and Thriving in Higher Education: A Mixed Methods Study about Black Women Faculty. 辛辛那提大学.
- Wilborn T. L. (2022). Playing a New Game: A Black Woman’s Guide to Being Well and Thriving in the Workplace. 平衡出版.
- Williams, C. J. (2020). Thriving While Black: The Act of Surviving and Thriving in the same space. 长江出版社有限责任公司.