Date of Award
3-24-2021
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Educational Leadership, Ed.D.
First Advisor
Amany Saleh
Committee Members
Joan Henley; Lillie Fears; Osabuohien Amienyi
Call Number
LD 251 .A566d 2020 M43
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to to determine whether there is a relationship between management characteristics of writing center directors and the ability for writing centers to overcome challenges as perceived by writing center directors at public, four-year, historically black colleges/universities. This study also provides directors with suggested methods to use when advocating on behalf of the writing centers they serve. It fills a gap in the literature on the relationship between directors’ management styles and the viability of their writing centers. Two research questions were used to guide this study: What are the management characteristics of writing center directors at public, four-year HBCUs? What are the perceived challenges of writing centers at public, four-year HBCUs? The results of the first research question revealed that the likelihood of a non-viable writing center appears to be correlated with having a director who is not using the politician management style. The results of the second research question revealed that insufficient funding and staffing continue to plague the writing center community.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Meadows, Sheena T., "The Writing Center Directors’ Management Characteristics and Perceived Writing Center Challenges at Public, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUS)" (2021). Student Theses and Dissertations. 329.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/329
