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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED229885 AUTHOR: Jones, Effie H.
TITLE: Black School Administrators: A Review of Their Early
History, Trends in Recruitment, Problems and Needs.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1983
NOTE: 22 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educsational Research Association (Montreal,
Quebec, Canada, April 11-15, 1983).
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ABSTRACT: Historical background data and recent research on
the distribution and representation of black school
administrators (especially superintendents and principals)
reveal significant trends. Recent trends show blacks are
usually appointed to administrative positions in large urban
schools with large minority populations and severe problems.
Moreover, white administrators do not actively recruit
minorities despite minority underrepresentation in
administration. Black school administrators encounter
various problems: (1) dwindling job opportunities and
federal funds; (2) a scarcity of role models and mentors;
(3) negative responses from subordinates; (4) conflicting
expectations about black administrators' loyalties; (5)
misunderstanding of the dynamics of educational
administration; (6) widespread resistance to the employment
of minorities; and (7) unreasonable expectations that black
administrators can quickly solve difficult economic, social,
and racial problems. Black school administrators need the
support of mentors, friends, and families; training that
provides understanding of institutional barriers and
dynamics; support from educational organizations against
recent attempts to curb affirmative action enforcement; an
end to racially discriminatory certification programs; the
adoption of active minority recruitment policies;
recruitment and support of minority graduate students in
educational management studies; and programs to assist in
the hiring and promotion of black administrators. Tables
provide distribution and representation statistics. (PB)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Administrative-Problems; Administrator
Selection; Black-History; Elementary-Secondary-Education;
Minority-Groups; Needs-; Tables-Data; Trend-Analysis
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Blacks-; *Principals-; *Racial
Composition; *Racial-Discrimination; *Superintendents-
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