Educating and Hiring an "African" in America's Colleges/Schools of Education: My Voice

Autor/in	Obiakor, Festus E.
Titel	Educating and Hiring an "African" in America's Colleges/Schools of Education: My Voice
Quelle	In: Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 17 (2022) 1, S.91-110 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2161-2412
DOI	10.1515/mlt-2022-2024
Schlagwörter	Immigrants; Foreign Countries; College Faculty; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Racial Bias; Social Justice; Foreign Students; Student Experience; College Students; College Environment; Teaching Conditions; Teacher Education Programs; Deans; Consultants; Nigeria; United States; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Ausland; Fakultät; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Studienerfahrung; Collegestudent; Hochschulumwelt; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Dean; Dekan; Consultant; Berater; USA; Afrika
Abstract	Africans coming to the United States of America to go to school traditionally have the ultimate goal of getting the best education and going back to their respective countries. That was my goal when I left Nigeria many decades ago! However, considering the socio-economic and political upheavals in African nations, one is forced to rethink the goal, especially when your family arrives at the same uneasy and difficult conclusion. Leaving family members is bad enough, and not going back after one's education is even worse. These are the psychological battles that most Africans endure when they decide to finally settle to work in the United States. Then, when one combines these family worries with searching for jobs; locating jobs; enduring departmental, College/School, and university politics; and marrying and raising families; the problems become unbearable and frequently insurmountable. The consequences are grave and require well-planned survival skills that are unimaginable. This is my story and the essence of this article. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01