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The Role Of Mentoring In The Development Of Minority Faculty In The Texas State Higher Education System, James Onyeneke
The Role Of Mentoring In The Development Of Minority Faculty In The Texas State Higher Education System, James Onyeneke
Theses & Dissertations
Research Focus. The purpose of this study was to explore the role that mentoring played in the professional development of minority faculty in the Texas State higher education system.
Research Methods. A phenomenological qualitative research design was employed for this study. Data was collected using open ended in-depth interviews with eight minority faculty purposefully selected from across the Texas State institutions of higher learning.
Research Results/Findings. Minority faculty in the Texas State higher education system often experienced cultural taxation, marginalization, discrimination, isolation, and lack of mentoring. The study indicated that mentorship boots minority faculty support, retention, promotion, empowerment, trust, accountability, …