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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED322950 AUTHOR: Young, La Verne H.; And Others
TITLE: Minority Leadership Development in Technical and
Vocational Education for Community Colleges and Technical
Institutes: An Imperative for the State of Texas. A Report
of the Study.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1990
NOTE: 202 p.
ABSTRACT: In 1988, the Minority Leadership Project was
undertaken at Texas A and M to: (1) identify potential
minority leaders within technical and vocational education
and recruit them for leadership training; (2) identify
methods to train participants; and (3) design a leadership
training program to move identified individuals into
positions of greater responsibility. Project activities
included the formation of an advisory committee of minority
leaders and the establishment of training institutes,
seminars, academic internships, enrichment activities, a
mentorship program, and a computer data bank listing the
leadership skills of minority men and women interested in
career opportunities in two-year colleges. In addition, two
surveys of post-secondary administrators were conducted,
focusing on minority leadership skills and the barriers to
minority advancement in leadership positions. The
administrators were also asked to nominate program
participants and potential mentors. Respondents indicated
that limited institutional commitment, lack of support
networks, and the existence of discrimination were the
primary obstacles to minority advancement. Based on results
of the survey, a program design emerged and 36 individuals
were nominated to participate in the program, whose key
elements were a 2-day orientation, a 14-hour graduate credit
program, and 4 weekend seminars. Thirty-three of the
participants completed all components of the program. Formal
and informal evaluation strategies were employed to assess
program outcomes. In addition to a literature review and a
comprehensive program description giving detailed survey
responses, this report contains an extensive reference list
and 12 appendixes which include a program evaluation report,
summer institute agendas, seminar schedules, a managerial
and roles profile instrument, a candidate application form
and a set of program participants resumes. (PAA)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Community-Colleges; Equal-Opportunities
Jobs; Leadership-Qualities; Management-Development; Racial
Discrimination; Technical-Institutes; Two-Year-Colleges
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Affirmative-Action; *Black-Leadership;
*Leadership-Training; *Minority-Groups; *Professional
Development
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