African American Administrators and Staff

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Title: African American Administrators and Staff
Language: English
Authors: Wright, Dianne, Taylor, Janice D., Burrell, Charlotte
Source: Metropolitan Universities. 2006 17(2):58-68.
Availability: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 815 West Michigan Street UC 3140E, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5164. Tel: 317-274-5036; e-mail: muj@iupui.edu; Web site: http://muj.uc.iupui.edu/index.htm
Peer Reviewed: N
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2006
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
Higher Education
Descriptors: African American Teachers, African American Leadership, Participation, College Administration, Performance Factors, Barriers, Change Strategies, Organizational Change, Organizational Climate, Organizational Culture, Faculty Promotion, Opportunities
ISSN: 1047-8485
Abstract: This article explores the issues of African American participation in the administrative ranks of the academy. The authors find that African Americans tend to hold positions that are marginal in academic organizations, lacking power and influence, and that not much has changed over recent decades. Forces influencing this condition are explored, and examples are given of innovative institutional strategies for increasing leadership opportunities for African American administrators.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2010
Access URL: https://muj.uc.iupui.edu/abstracts/v17_n2.htm
Accession Number: EJ878192
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This article explores the issues of African American participation in the administrative ranks of the academy. The authors find that African Americans tend to hold positions that are marginal in academic organizations, lacking power and influence, and that not much has changed over recent decades. Forces influencing this condition are explored, and examples are given of innovative institutional strategies for increasing leadership opportunities for African American administrators.
ISSN:1047-8485