PUBLICATION PRODUCTIVITY RATES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE IN SOCIAL WORK FACULTY

Factors that Influence the Publication Productivity Rates of African American Female Social Work Faculty

Abstract

The study will address the influence of Publication Productivity Rates of African American Female on the academic status of social work faculty of color by comparing the academic status of 12 African-American women in social work faculty. It shall be expected that the greater percentage of women held lower academic ranks, were not tenure, and not been members of editorial boards of professional journals. The implications of this pattern of inequality will discuss.

Table of Content

ABSTRACTII

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION1

Outline of the Study1

Problem Statement1

Rationale1

Aims and Objectives1

Significance2

Research Question2

Theoretical Frame work3

Limitation of the Study5

Assumptions & Limitation6

Ethical Concerns6

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW9

Characterization of African American Professional Women29

Publication Productivity Of African-American Social Work Faculty34

Individual-Level Variables38

Structural Variables40

Productivity of Journal Articles55

Rank and Tenure57

Publication Productivity60

Suggestions To Enhance Academic Status63

The Minority Fellowship Program65

Strategies for Retaining And Supporting African American Women Counseling Faculty67

Support Research, Writing, and Collaborative Work69

Acknowledge Teaching Challenges of African American Female Faculty71

Promote and Encourage Multicultural Research Interests among All Faculty71

Suspend Tokenism72

The Major Responsibly Of Academic Institutions75

Present-Day Relevance77

Integral to the Future of Social Work Education78

Mentorship and Sources of Support82

Rewards, Successes, and Challenges82

Importance of HBCUs84

Social and Community Experiences86

Sources of Support86

Similarities and Differences With National Studies87

CHAPTER 03: METHODOLOGY91

Research Design91

Primary or Secondary / Qualitative or Quantitative92

Quantitative Research92

Qualitative Research93

Research Method94

Literature Selection Criteria95

Search Technique95

Sample95

Data Collection Method95

Pilot Study97

REFERENCES100

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Outline of the Study

This research proposal will focuses on the various aspects of “Topic” and comprises of the following chapters:

(1)Introduction

(2)Literature Review

(3)Methodology

(4)Anticipated Results

(5)Conclusion

Problem Statement

The study focuses on the factors that Influence the Publication Productivity Rates of African American Female Social Work Faculty.

Rationale

This study highlights many issues related to “Factors that Influence the Publication Productivity Rates of African American Female Social Work Faculty” and gives a broad analysis of “Publication Productivity Rates of African American Female in Social Work Faculty”.

Aims and Objectives

Following are the aims and objectives of this study:

Is to find the major factors that Influence the Publication Productivity Rates of African American Female Social Work Faculty.

Greater percentage of women held lower academic ranks.

Significance

This study will be significant in many contexts. The study identifies many aspects of “Factors that Influence the Publication Productivity Rates of African American Female Social Work Faculty”

Research Question

The study will seeks to answer the following questions:

Why the percentage of African American female held lower academic ranks.

African American female with doctorates found to submit more manuscripts than those without, the distribution on submissions may be even more unequal in the broader population, where there is a lower percentage of faculty with doctorates.

To what extent does African-American social work faculty perceive social work journals as insensitive to the topics that interest them?

If there is a perception of insensitivity, why is some faculty able to submit and publish more than others?

Theoretical Frame work

Numerous writers have challenged the assumption that subjective criteria play no role in the distribution of rewards and positions in academia. This challenge has emanated, in part, from a concern with Merton's universalist assumption that the reward system in science is based ...