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Experiences Of Asian American And Immigrant Asian Women In The United States Higher Education Administration, Sayani Roy
Experiences Of Asian American And Immigrant Asian Women In The United States Higher Education Administration, Sayani Roy
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This study investigates the experiences of Asian American and immigrant Asian faculty members and administrators in the U.S. higher education. The motivation of this study was, in spite of the rising presence and educational attainment, Asian American and immigrant Asian women are notably underrepresented in academic leadership roles. Asian American women fall far behind White females in leadership positions in higher education. Grounded in a theoretical framework guided by Mohanty’s Post Colonialist Feminist Criticism, a qualitative research has been conducted where 15 female participants (faculty members and/or administrators in the U.S. higher education), who identified themselves as Asian Americans or …