Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
12-2019
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Dr. Hal Knight
Committee Members
Pam Evanshen, Don Good, Jasmine Renner
Abstract
African Americans are underrepresented in full-time faculty and administrative positions at Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) institutions. This study examined the perceptions of 11 Maxine Smith Fellows on the underrepresentation at TBR institutions and provides recommendations that could assist in increasing representation of African Americans in full-time faculty and administrative positions.
A qualitative method was used for the study. Each participant was required to participate in a recorded SKYPE interview. The researcher transcribed the interviews and analyzed the data using coding to derive overarching themes that provided findings based upon the research questions.
Based upon the analysis of data, the researcher found that participants perceived a lack of intentional efforts, lack of recruitment, racism, and the devaluing of diversity in the workforce to be contributing factors to the underrepresentation. The researcher further determined that participants perceived the trainings and the program’s ability to prepare individuals for future positions as two factors that separated their success from individuals who did not participate in the program.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Hill, Sidney R., "Perceptions of Maxine Smith Fellows on Barriers that Contribute to the Underrepresentation of African Americans in Faculty and Administrative Positions at the Tennessee Board of Regents" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3650. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3650
Copyright
Copyright by the author
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