Stepping Forward

Autor/in	Lum, Lydia
Titel	Stepping Forward
Quelle	In: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 22 (2005) 14, S.46-51 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5411
Schlagwörter	Values; Colleges; Role Models; Asian Americans; Pacific Americans; Cultural Pluralism; College Administration; College Presidents; Leadership Training; Instructional Leadership; Career Development; Work Attitudes; Occupational Aspiration + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wertbegriff; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Identifikationsfigur; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Kulturpluralismus; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Führungslehre; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Berufsentwicklung; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel
Abstract	As Butler University President Bobby Fong was reviewing applications a few years ago for a national fellows program that grooms future leaders of higher education, he casually asked how many Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) were under consideration. None. The reason was that not one applied. A disappointed Fong urged the American Council on Education (ACE), which operated the program, to send letters, with his signature, asking university presidents to have APAs apply. Without such efforts, APA presidents such as himself will remain rarities at U.S. colleges, Fong says. According to ACE, there were only 57 colleges or universities with Asian Pacific American presidents in 2004. Most of the presidents were men. The dearth of APA presidents, vice presidents and high-ranking administrators in academia has multiple causes, Fong and others say. APAs have been stereotyped as hard workers and good managers, but they do not make it through the so-called bamboo ceiling because they are not historically viewed as leaders, even in the business sector and in politics. Traditionally, APAs have been less likely to seek positions in the upper echelon in large part due to cultural values that emphasize modesty over self-promotion and silent acceptance of the status quo over aggressive calls for change. APAs also have lacked role models and mentors. In this article, the author discusses the steps taken by APAs to create a leadership pipeline in the academy. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10