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Lowery, Kendra – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2021
The recollections of sixteen African American administrators who were some of the first hired in de/segregated school districts in the North are analyzed in order to understand their work lives and experiences in district processes. Findings are analyzed through the lens of workforce diversity perspectives. Five themes emerged from the data…
Descriptors: African Americans, Administrators, Administrator Attitudes, Reflection
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Stulberg, Lisa M.; Chen, Anthony S. – Sociology of Education, 2014
What explains the rise of race-conscious affirmative action policies in undergraduate admissions? The dominant theory posits that adoption of such policies was precipitated by urban and campus unrest in the North during the late 1960s. Based on primary research in a sample of 17 selective schools, we find limited support for the dominant theory.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Admission, Affirmative Action, Race
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. Office of Research. – 1983
Recent hiring actions of New Jersey public colleges and universities were surveyed to determine the progress being made in increasing the representation of women and minorities among the institutions' employees. Information was obtained from all institutions on sex and race/ethnicity of all newly hired full-time employees. For faculty new hires,…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Educational Background