Perceptions of African American Faculty in Kinesiology-Based Programs at Predominantly White American Institutions of Higher Education |
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| Authors: | Joe W Burden Jr Louis Harrison Jr Samuel R Hodge |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Kinesiology , Louisiana State University;2. College of Education , The Ohio State University |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of African American faculty on their organizational socialization in kinesiology-based (i.e., sport pedagogy, exercise physiology, motor behavior, sport management/history) programs at predominantly White American1 institutions of higher education (PW-IHE). Participants were 9 African American tenure-track faculty members from various kinesiology-based programs at PW-IHE. Data were gathered via interviewing and analyzed within the framework of critical race theory (Ladson-Billings, 2000). Findings are presented using storytelling and thematic narratives. Interviews with the participants revealed four major recurring themes with regard to: (a) resources, opportunities, and power structures; (b) programmatic neglects and faculty mentoring needs; (c) social isolation, disengagement, and intellectual inferiority issues; and (d) double standards, marginalization, and scholarship biases. This study suggests that faculty and administrators at PW-IHE should develop sensitivity toward organizational socialization issues relevant to faculty of color. |
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| Keywords: | African American faculty issues critical race theory organizational socialization |
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