African-American School Counselors in Majority School Districts: A Qualitative Perspective of Their Lived Experiences

<p>This dissertation will focus on the lived experiences of African-American school counselors in majority school districts and the lack of retention among this population. The lack of retention and representation of ethnic minorities in the workforce has been the subject of much discussion throughout the United States (Ingersoll, 2004). The literature constantly challenges institutions, school districts, and industry to address the lack of diversity (Alston, 2000; Basit & McNamara, 2004; Charles, 2003; Fennell & Miller, 2007; Moradi & Neimeyer, 2005; Souto-Manning & Dice, 2007 and Wright, 1972). The lack of retention among ethnic minorities has become a major concern in education (McNulty & Brown, 2009; Vygotsky, 1978), specifically the representation of minorities in majority settings. The researcher wishes to concentrate on the population of African-American school counselors who are working in majority Caucasian school districts.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Studies

Year

2011

Author dc:creator

• Wingate, Crystal Nicole

Contributors dc:contributor

• Joshua M Gold

• African-American school counselors
• critical race theory
• leadership
• race
• retention
• school counseling

Statement dc:rights

• © 2011, Crystal Nicole Wingate

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/839

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-1840