Abstract
In order to raise awareness about positive images of Black educators, administrators and staff in higher education, the researchers used photography and oral narratives from 11 employees at The City University of New York, York College. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The significant themes found were: (a) Mentor, (b) Leader, and (c) Educator—with the latter emerging as the most frequently identified theme among participants. Sub-themes were also found: (a) Leadership Starts At Home, (b) Each One, Teach One, (c) I Found My Leadership Voice, and (d) "Knowledge makes a [wo]man unfit to be a slave.” – Frederick Douglass. This article underscores critical reasons to explore the Black family’s role in early mentoring, gender-based messages of leadership, and positive images of Blacks in higher education.
Recommended Citation
Rodgers, Selena T. and Cudjoe, Tiffany
(2013)
"Images of Black Leadership and Mentoring in Higher Education: Personal Narratives from Faculty and Staff,"
Journal of Research Initiatives: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri/vol1/iss1/3