Personal perspectives of major factors that influenced the educational, personal and professional development of senior-level black women administrators in higher education : implications for future black women administrators

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Cheryl Troutman Chatman (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
Charles M. Achilles

Abstract: Personal interviews were used to explore the educational, personal and professional experiences of 14 senior-level black women administrators in higher education. Positions held by these women ranged from academic dean to vice-president in historically black, white, public, co-educational universities and one private women's college within two counties in North Carolina. Strategies used in coping with hindrances; factors participants perceived as important to their achievements; and common themes that existed that may have implications for future black women administrators were also solicited. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed utilizing computer-assisted content analysis and the constant comparative method. The Word Pairs portion of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was used to determine if the target group differed significantly in their perception and judgement from 14 black women each of comparable age and educational level. The two comparison groups were selected from the same institutions where the women in the target group were employed during the study. These data were analyzed using multi-dimensional scaling and Q-factor analysis.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 1991
Subjects
Women college administrators
Women educators
Women in education
Women, Black

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