Reflections from a Black female in the promotion and tenure process
Reflections from a Black female in the promotion and tenure process
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一位黑人女性在晋升和终身任职过程中的反思
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2012
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V. Edmondson
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V. Edmondson
目的--对于高等院校的教职员工来说，无论种族或性别，在终身教职和晋升过程中都是一项艰巨的任务。这篇文章的目的是反映一位黑人女性在一所以白人为主的机构(PWI)的终身教职和晋升过程中的经历，该机构的组织文化大多由男性主导。设计/方法/方法-作者描述了许多教职员工进行的过程，确定了三个级别的同行参与，并讨论了她在从助理教授到副教授再到正教授的努力中面临的一些问题以及在此过程中学到的教训。调查结果-目的是阐明：个性和沟通风格对黑人女性在学术界职业发展的影响，PWI的一些黑人女性教职员工对坦率地谈论她们的经历和多样性的影响感到担忧。
Purpose – Navigating the tenure and promotion process can be a daunting task for faculty members regardless of race or gender at institutions of higher learning. The purpose of this paper is to reflect the experiences of a Black female as she navigates the tenure and promotion process at a predominantly White institution (PWI), most of which have an organizational culture dominated by males.Design/methodology/approach – The author describes the process that many faculty members undertake, identifies three levels of peer involvement, and discusses some of the issues that she faced during her efforts to advance from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor to Full Professor and the lessons learnt along the way.Findings – The goal is to illuminate: the impact of personality and communication style on career advancement for Black women in academe, the feelings of apprehension that some Black female faculty at PWIs have regarding the impact of speaking candidly about their experiences and about diversity iss...