To Stay or To Go: A Comparison of Factors Influential in the Decisions of African American Faculty to Remain at Two Elite Southern Research Universities

This study examines three sets of factors influential in the decisions of African American faculty to remain at or to depart from the research institutions— elite private university and an elite public university—where they are employed. Intangible, tangible, and non-work related variables are exami...

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Published in:The Journal of Negro education 2015, Vol.84 (4), p.593-607
Main Authors: Siegel, David J, Barrett, T. Gregory, Smith, Theophus H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American Teachers
African Americans
American minorities
College Faculty
Collegiality
Comparative Analysis
Coping
Decision Making
Department Heads
Diversity (Faculty)
Educational research
Faculty Promotion
Females
Funding
Geographic Regions
Higher Education
Housing
Influences
Institutional Characteristics
Library Facilities
Mentoring
Mentors
Minority Group Teachers
Minority Groups
Offices (Facilities)
Predominantly White Institutions
Private Colleges
Professional Development
Public Colleges
Racial Bias
Reputation
Research Universities
Scholarship
School faculty
Student Diversity
Studies
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Morale
Teacher Persistence
Teaching Load
Teaching Styles
Tenure
Universities
Women Faculty
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Summary:This study examines three sets of factors influential in the decisions of African American faculty to remain at or to depart from the research institutions— elite private university and an elite public university—where they are employed. Intangible, tangible, and non-work related variables are examined and discussed.
ISSN:0022-2984
2167-6437
DOI:10.7709/jnegroeducation.84.4.0593