Ethnic and racial administrative diversity : understanding work life realities and experiences in higher education / Jerlando F.L. Jackson, Elizabeth M. O'Callaghan.

Contributor O'Callaghan, Elizabeth M.

Imprint:San Francisco, Calif. : Wiley/Jossey-Bass, c2009.

Descriptionxv, 95 p. : maps, charts ; 23 cm.

Note:Introduction, Context, and Overview : The importance of workforce diversity in higher and postsecondary education ; Literature and the integrated review -- Status of Ethnic and Racial Diversity in College and University Administration : Academic leaders ; Student affairs administrators -- Barriers Encountered by Administrators of Color in Higher and Postsecondary Education : Legal and conceptual frameworks ; Established barriers for administrators of color ; The "double burden" : a barrier specific to women of color -- Factors Influencing Engagement, Retention, and Advancement for Administrators of Color : Employment challenges ; Success in corporate America: lessons for higher education ; Role of leadership programs ; The importance of mentoring ; What universities can do ; What individual administrators can do ; An emerging model -- Concluding Remarks Regarding the Importance of a Racially Diverse Administrative Workforce : Emergent and aggregate challenges for administrators of color ; Directions for future research ; Implications for practice.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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