Blanche Jackson Glimps

Blanche Jackson Glimps is a professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education, at Tennessee State University (TSU). She earned an undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University, a Masters of Education degree from Wayne State University, 30 hours beyond the masters in Learning Disability at Wayne State University, a doctoral degree from The University of Michigan, and she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Bush Institute of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has served as chairperson of education departments and as a Vice President for Academic Affairs at religious-based colleges and a secular universities. At TSU, she is involved in the preparation of teachers and teaches primarily special education courses. Among her research and writing interests include the following: spirituality and teaching, culturally responsive teaching, diversity issues, and the overrepresentation of specific ethnic and gender groups in special education classrooms in the United States.

Publications

A Comparison of “Inclusiveness” in Two Liberal Arts Catholic Universities: What Nurtures an Inclusive Campus Climate?
Theron N. Ford, Blanche Jackson Glimps. © 2021. 19 pages.
The Catholic Church has been a major player in the field of education, both nationally and internationally. Numerous religious orders, such as the Jesuits, Felicians, created...
A Comparison of “Inclusiveness” in Two Liberal Arts Catholic Universities: What Nurtures an Inclusive Campus Climate?
Theron N. Ford, Blanche Jackson Glimps. © 2020. 19 pages.
The Catholic Church has been a major player in the field of education, both nationally and internationally. Numerous religious orders, such as the Jesuits, Felicians, created...
Gender and Diversity Issues in Religious-Based Institutions and Organizations
Blanche Jackson Glimps, Theron Ford. © 2016. 353 pages.
As religions grow and evolve, they adapt to their current circumstances, with new ideologies often deviating dramatically from their roots. The variety of religious institutions...
The Promise for African American Male Students in Teacher Education at Marygrove College
Chukwunyere E. Okezie, Judy Alhamisi, Blanche Jackson Glimps. © 2016. 22 pages.
The recruitment of African American males into the teaching profession in the United States of America is an increasing challenge at national, state, and local levels. Gender and...
A Comparison of “Inclusiveness” in Two Liberal Arts Catholic Universities: What Nurtures an Inclusive Campus Climate?
Theron N. Ford, Blanche Jackson Glimps. © 2016. 25 pages.
The Catholic Church has been a major player in the field of education, both nationally and internationally. Numerous religious orders, such as the Jesuits, Felicians, created...
Implementing a Problem-Based Technology Learning Environment to Foster Cultural Literacy and Responsiveness Instructional Skills
Blanche Jackson Glimps, Theron Ford. © 2016. 14 pages.
Technology is part of our daily lives; we can observe the use of technology in our cell phones and portable computers and, most notably, within classrooms. If used within the...
Implementing a Problem-Based Technology Learning Environment to Foster Cultural Literacy and Responsiveness Instructional Skills
Blanche Jackson Glimps, Theron Ford. © 2014. 13 pages.
Technology is part of our daily lives; we can observe the use of technology in our cell phones and portable computers and, most notably, within classrooms. If used within the...
African American Women, Education, and Self-Actualization: Confronting Gender and Racial Barriers in Religious Institutions
Theron N. Ford, Blanche Jackson Glimps. © 2014. 22 pages.
Americans cling to the mythology that education is the great social equalizer with the power to lift members of society out of poverty and to overcome gender and racial...