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- Title
Minority and Majority Faculty Members in a Historically Black College/University: Redefining Professors’ Teacher Credibility and Classroom Management.
- Authors
Wei, Fang-Yi Flora; Hendrix, Katherine Grace
- Abstract
When African American professionals become the majority (e.g., historically Black colleges and universities—HBCUs), whether they and White professors would perceive different challenges in class is unknown. Qualitative findings revealed that White professors considered their professional image as “well-learned” and “intelligent” in the HBCU, whereas African American professors perceived their credibility as dependent on their work experience. In addition, the “call response” communication strategy and classroom tardiness were two cultural shocks encountered by White professors. However, unlike PWIs, the HBCU culture facilitated students’ use of professional titles when addressing White and African American female participants.
- Subjects
BLACK college teachers; MINORITIES; CLASSROOM management; COMMUNICATION in education; COMMUNICATION strategies
- Publication
Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, 2016, Vol 17, Issue 1, p102
- ISSN
1745-9435
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/17459435.2016.1220419