TY - CHAP
T1 - Leading in the black
T2 - African American HBCU student leadership engagement unpacked
AU - Hotchkins, Bryan K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2018 by Emerald Publishing Limited.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This chapter explores how participating in campus leadership at HBCUs positively affects African American college student experiences. A review of existing research about the benefits of leadership involvement for African American students is followed by a discussion of student leadership at HBCUs. Next, motivations for being involved as leaders are discussed and described. The chapter concludes with recommendations for bolstering student motivations and involvement outcomes, as well as ways to increase African American student leadership at HBCUs. Specifically, this chapter is informed by empirical data gathered during in-depth focus groups with 13 African American student leaders (7 males, 6 women) who occupied leadership roles at their HBCU institutions. Two emergent themes are discussed: (1) playing the game, which spoke to the development of their leadership competencies; and (2) getting something out of it, which focused on building the leadership capital afforded to them as a result of their leadership. Recommendations for bolstering motivations and involvement outcomes for Black leader collegians are described in detail at the end of the chapter to provide insight about best practices of support for this student demographic.
AB - This chapter explores how participating in campus leadership at HBCUs positively affects African American college student experiences. A review of existing research about the benefits of leadership involvement for African American students is followed by a discussion of student leadership at HBCUs. Next, motivations for being involved as leaders are discussed and described. The chapter concludes with recommendations for bolstering student motivations and involvement outcomes, as well as ways to increase African American student leadership at HBCUs. Specifically, this chapter is informed by empirical data gathered during in-depth focus groups with 13 African American student leaders (7 males, 6 women) who occupied leadership roles at their HBCU institutions. Two emergent themes are discussed: (1) playing the game, which spoke to the development of their leadership competencies; and (2) getting something out of it, which focused on building the leadership capital afforded to them as a result of their leadership. Recommendations for bolstering motivations and involvement outcomes for Black leader collegians are described in detail at the end of the chapter to provide insight about best practices of support for this student demographic.
KW - African American
KW - Student leadership, higher education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85041278936&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/S1479-358X20160000014010
DO - 10.1108/S1479-358X20160000014010
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85041278936
T3 - Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research, Policy and Praxis
SP - 187
EP - 205
BT - Advances in Education in Diverse Communities
PB - Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
ER -