Engaging, Retaining, and Advancing African Americans in Student Affairs Administration: An Analysis of Employment Status.

Jackson, Jerlando, F. L.

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ERIC Number: EJ669362

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Engaging, Retaining, and Advancing African Americans in Student Affairs Administration: An Analysis of Employment Status.

Jackson, Jerlando, F. L.

National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Journal, v6 n1 p9-24 Spr 2003

Decisions to include African Americans in student affairs administration, particularly in senior-level positions, appear to have far-reaching effects on the experiences of African American students at institutions of higher and postsecondary education. This article calls for a stronger research agenda explicitly focusing on the engagement, retention, and advancement of African Americans in the student affairs profession. (Contains 32 references, 6 figures, 1 table, and 1 appendix.) (Author)

Descriptors: Administrators, Black Employment, Black Students, Blacks, Postsecondary Education, Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers, Universities

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: "Diversifying Student Affairs: Engaging, Retaining, and Advancing African Americans in the Profession." For related articles, see CG 560 323-329.