Abstract
Lack of Black women represented in higher education among nursing faculty is a challenge that affects the profession of nursing. The presence of barriers to Black nursing faculty has been documented in the literature. The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers to Black nurse leaders that results in their underrepresentation in academia in the State of Illinois. Leadership opportunities was the dependent variable used to measure faculty achievement for attaining positions in higher education or nursing administrator roles. The independent variables where the various barriers: racism, financial disparity, self-efficacy, mentoring, and financial disparities.
This mixed method, explanatory correlational study collected survey data to investigate the impact of racism, leadership attributes, mentoring, institutional support, self-efficacy and financial disparity on the attainment of leadership among Black nurses in higher education in the State of Illinois.
The variables of racism, leadership attributes, mentoring, institutional support, selfefficacy, and financial disparity showed a strong correlation with Black nurses' success and ability to advance as leaders within higher education. Diversity was a new category that emerged from this research indicating a need for Black nurses to have representation within academia.
Sigma Membership
Theta Tau
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Self-Efficacy, Leadership Attributes, Black Nursing Faculty, Mentoring, Racism, Institutional Support
Advisor
Madonna Murphy
Second Advisor
Keith Pain
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
University of St. Francis
Degree Year
2019
Recommended Citation
Bland, Tamara, "Factors that impact Black nurses' leadership opportunities in higher-education" (2022). Dissertations. 1603.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1603
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2022-03-22
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 13856221; ProQuest document ID: 2212962313. The author still retains copyright.