Results of a 1987 survey of administrators of graduate physical education programs indicate that a shortage of Black doctoral students exists. The study also revealed an extremely small representation of Black faculty among the programs surveyed. Recommendations for recruitment and retention of Black faculty and graduate students were presented.…

Discusses the paucity of African Americans as administrators and educational leaders in college and university health, physical education, and recreation departments; suggests some barriers to ethnic diversity at such levels and proposes several strategies to open more leadership positions to African Americans. (MDM)

To gain perspective on traditionally black institutions (TBIs), researchers surveyed physical education chairs from TBIs offering physical education degrees. Results indicate TBIs are generally small and have had difficulty recruiting qualified black faculty. A list of physical education degree programs in TBIs, along with institution addresses,…

According to a national survey of health education program administrators (N=280), projected retirements in the health education professoriate will be distributed fairly evenly over the next two decades. The number of new doctorates produced annually appears to be adequate to fill positions opened through retirements. (JD)