The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to identify the successful experiences
and strategies implemented by Hispanic administrators who have a successful career in
higher education and (2) to take a futuristic look at the careers of Hispanic
administrators in higher education by identifying recommendations and strategies
proposed by a panel of successful Hispanic administrators to help Hispanics in the
future. To focus on the career development of Hispanic administrators, a Delphi panel of
11 administrators who serve in the role of Vice-Presidents, Presidents and Chancellors
from across the country was utilized. This research used a computer-based Delphi
technique. A portion of the three-round study was sponsored by the Center for Distance
Learning Research (CDLR) at Texas A&M University.
The first round was open-ended. Panelists were asked to answer four research
questions. Those items were then put into common themes and sent out for rankings on a
4 point Likert scale for Round 2. Panelists were also given another opportunity to add
items to the list during Round 2. Round 3 asked panelists to review their rankings, group
rankings and standard deviations. Then they were given an opportunity to change their
rankings or keep them the same. Panelists also ranked items that were added during Round 2. A consensus was established on items that were rated either a 3 (agree) or a 4
(strongly agree) by all panelists.
Through this study, a total of 48 items met consensus on the four research
questions. Many of the items that met consensus addressed the need of inter- and intrapersonal
skills as well as leadership abilities. Among the highest ranking items were
obtaining a doctoral degree, personal motivation, ability to work with others,
communication skills and people skills. Among the recommendations, based on the
consensus items, are the creation of a University Minority Graduate Identification
Program and the development of an Executive Leadership Program for Minorities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1921 |
| Date | 02 June 2009 |
| Creators | Silva, Rito , Jr. |
| Contributors | Dooley, Larry M. |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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