Gail L Thompson, Angela C Louque

Exposing the Culture of Arrogance in the Academy

A Blueprint for Increasing Black Faculty Satisfaction in Higher Education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

There generally remains a gulf between the way most Black faculty perceive the racial climate at their institutions and the recognition by non-Black faculty and administrators that there are problems and that these perceptions have merit. This book is intended to promote a productive dialogue.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781579221133
• ISBN-10: 1579221130
• Artikelnr.: 22479049

Autorenporträt

Gail L. Thompson is Associate Professor at the Claremont Graduate University, is the author of the acclaimed Through Ebony Eyes as well as of two other books and numerous journal articles. Angela C. Louque is Department Chair of Educational Leadership and Curriculum at California State University, San Bernardino, and full Professor of Education, is a former school administrator who conducts workshops and gives presentations at local, regional and national education conferences.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION: HONORING OUR NEED TO SPEAK ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES I. TO
REMAIN OR TO LEAVE? THAT IS THE "QUESTION" 2ALL I'M ASKING IS FOR A
"LITTLE" RESPECT AT WORK The Importance of Feeling Valued and Respected 3
WANTED: A SUPPORTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT 4 DID THIS PACKAGE COME WITH
INSTRUCTIONS? How the Unwritten "Rules" of the Academy Can Affect Black
Faculty 5 COPING WITH CULTURAL INSENSITIVITY AND SOMETIMES JUST PLAIN
STUPIDITY IN THE ACADEMY 6 THE "R WORD" Facing Racism's Ugly Reality in the
Academy 7 THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ACADEMY Sources of Satisfaction and
Recommendations from Black Faculty 8 CONCLUSION: CALLING ALL COURAGEOUS
LEADERS!