Navigating Uncharted Paths to the American Professoriate: Experiences of Immigrant Black Female Faculty

Autor/inn/en	Tetteh, Lilian Naa Obiorkor; Zaier, Amani; Maina, Faith
Titel	Navigating Uncharted Paths to the American Professoriate: Experiences of Immigrant Black Female Faculty
Quelle	In: Journal for Multicultural Education, 17 (2023) 1, S.83-93 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2053-535X
DOI	10.1108/JME-04-2022-0046
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Women Faculty; Blacks; Immigrants; Barriers; Cognitive Processes; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Minority Groups; Productivity; Inclusion; Personal Narratives; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Employment Qualifications; Career Development; Work Environment; Diversity (Faculty); Foreign Countries; United States; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Black person; Schwarzer; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Ethnische Minderheit; Produktivität; Inklusion; Erlebniserzählung; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Berufsentwicklung; Arbeitsmilieu; Ausland; USA; Afrika
Abstract	Purpose: This study aims to examine the challenges of immigrant black female faculty (IBFFs) from Africa who have joined the American professoriate and also explore the cognitive processing behind student and staff perception and expectations of immigrant professors of color. This category of scholars faces the intersectional "triple bind" of being females, immigrants and people of color; as a result, they may encounter peculiar challenges in their professional practice. Hence, throwing light on their experiences will help advance robust supportive systems that are essential to promoting all-inclusive staff productivity and the internationalization drive of post-secondary institutions. Design/methodology/approach: Through the narrative analysis approach, the authors capitalized on the life histories, perspectives and experiences of eight IBFFs from Africa serving in US universities to offer new insights into this group's roles, difficulties and triumphs. In-depth interviews that lasted for about 1-2 h per participant were transcribed and key themes were analyzed. Findings: The authors found that IBBFs face a couple of challenges in their quest to transition and serve in the American professoriate. Some of the identified challenges include labor market discrimination, discounting of academic work and credentials, unfair evaluation, cultural taxation and lack of supportive work environment. Originality/value: While previous studies focused on challenges that black female faculty (BFF) face in joining academia, little is known about the academic voyage of IBBFs pursuing careers in higher education. The objective of this study is to address this gap and, by extension, broaden the discourse on equity, diversity and inclusion within the academic landscape. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01