1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965004903321

Autore

Cole Stephen <1941->

Titolo

Increasing faculty diversity : the occupational choices of high-achieving minority students / / Stephen Cole, Elinor Barber with Melissa Bolyard and Annulla Linders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2003

ISBN

9780674029699

0674029690

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BarberElinor G

Disciplina

378.1/2/089

Soggetti

Faculty integration - United States

Minority college teachers - United States

Minority college graduates - Employment - United States

Vocational interests - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-358) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- TABLES AND FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 The Problem -- 2 Obtaining the Data -- 3 Ethnic Differences in Occupational Choices -- 4 Influences on Initial Occupational Choice -- 5 The Influence of Academic Performance -- 6 Attitudes toward Academia -- 7 Role Models, Interaction with Faculty, and Career Aspirations -- 8 The Influence of School Characteristics -- 9 The Pipeline into Academia -- 10 Policy Recommendations -- Appendix A: The Questionnaires -- Appendix B: Supplementary Data -- Appendix C: Methodology and Measurement -- Notes -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, colleges have successfully increased the racial diversity of their student bodies. They have been less successful in diversifying their faculties. This book identifies the ways in which minority students make occupational choices, what their attitudes are toward a career in academia, and why so few become college professors.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910958747603321

Autore

Schmidt Bettina E

Titolo

Caribbean diaspora in USA : diversity of Caribbean religions in New York City / / Bettina E. Schmidt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2008

ISBN

1-351-95336-2

1-315-26087-5

1-281-72118-2

9786611721183

0-7546-9232-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Vitality of indigenous religions

Disciplina

303.48/272907471

Soggetti

Caribbean Americans - New York (State) - New York - Intellectual life

Caribbean Americans - New York (State) - New York - Religion

Caribbean Americans - New York (State) - New York - Social life and customs

Popular culture - New York (State) - New York

New York (N.Y.) Ethnic relations

New York (N.Y.) Intellectual life

New York (N.Y.) Religious life and customs

New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-194) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 The Multiple Dimensions of Caribbean Culture; 2 Variations of Caribbean Culture(s) in New York City; 3 Caribbean Religions in New York City; 4 Cultural Theories from Latin America and the Caribbean; 5 A New Composition of Culture; 6 Caribbean vs. Monologue Europe?; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Caribbean Diaspora in the USA presents a new cultural theory based on an exploration of Caribbean religious communities in New York City. The Caribbean culture of New York demonstrates a cultural dynamism which embraces Spanish speaking, English speaking and French speaking migrants. All cultures are full of breaks and contradictions as



Latin American and Caribbean theorists have demonstrated in their ongoing debate. This book combines unique research by the author in Caribbean New York with the theoretical discourse of Latin American and Caribbean scholars.