scholarly journals The Technology Ownership and Information Acquisition Habits of HBCU Freshmen

10.28945/3113 ◽  
2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Buzzetto-More ◽  
Retta Sweat-Guy
Keyword(s):  
Historically Black ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
American Library Association ◽  
The Internet ◽  
American Library ◽  
Black Universities ◽  
Historically Black Universities ◽  
Available Resources ◽  
Information And Technology

In a world of expanding information and technological resources, there is increasingly a need for a citizenry that is able to access and use information and technology effectively (American Library Association, 2000). An information and technologically literate person should have access to, and be able to use, a host of available resources that include libraries, databases, and the internet in order to retrieve, evaluate, and use information effectively (Weil, 2006). This paper reports the findings of a study conducted at two Historically Black Universities that examined technology ownership and usage, as well as, the information acquisition habits of freshmen.

Micro-politics of student participation in university leadership across the historically black universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-82
Author(s):  
Felix Omal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Effective Governance ◽  
Black Universities ◽  
Institutional Values ◽  
Historically Black Universities ◽  
The University ◽  
South African Higher Education

In the post 1994 South African higher education system, there have been significant moves and achievements at the transformation of higher education institutions. The chief instrument of institutional transformation has been the university governing councils. The key assumption was that transformation of the university council was key to the transformation of the universities. However, over the same period several former historically black universities have experienced periods of unrest and protest. As a result, several of these universities have remained in a state of a risk of protest. This state of tension and uncertainty that characterizes these institutions has made the different stakeholder begin to question their faith and confidence in the institutional values that govern these institutions. This paper argues that participation in leadership is key to effective governance. The paper makes use of the concept of culture within a micro-political framework to generate modes of good governance within such stakeholder institutional environments. To have been able to collect and analyze this kind, the study relied on data collected through documents, interviews and surveys. The paper ends with implications for effective governance in stakeholder governed university environments.

Skills gap will hinder South African growth plans

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Historically Black ◽  
South African ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Education Spending ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Black Universities ◽  
Historically Black Universities ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Working Class Students

Significance Last month, the budget increased education spending from 296 billion rand (22.8 billion dollars) to 321 billion rand (24.7 billion dollars), remaining constant at 6.8% of GDP and over 20% of total budgeted expenditure. Despite the increase, significant funding and upskilling shortfalls persist. Quality problems at all education levels constrain economic growth and development. Impacts Historically black universities (HBUs) will likely suffer most from any resumption of student protests. University students may push for further measures to ‘decolonise’ curricula. A ‘missing middle’ of poorer middle- and working-class students will have to rely on private-sector funding to attend university. The gap between second-level education provision in the richest (Gauteng) and poorest (Eastern Cape) provinces could widen further.

Promoting Research Partnerships to Reduce Health Disparities Among Vulnerable Populations: Sharing Expertise Between Majority Institutions and Historically Black Universities

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Katherine Hutchinson ◽  
Bertha Davis ◽  
Loretta Sweet Jemmott ◽  
Susan Gennaro ◽  
Lorraine Tulman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
System Level ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Black Universities ◽  
Funding Mechanism ◽  
Historically Black Universities

This chapter focuses on promoting cultural competence in research and the care of vulnerable populations by establishing inter-university nursing partnership centers for health disparities research between historically Black universities and minority-serving institutions and research-intensive majority institutions. The Hampton-Penn Center to Reduce Health Disparities (HPC), an inter-university collaborative center funded through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) P20 funding mechanism, is discussed as the exemplar. The mission of the Hampton-Penn Center is to promote culturally competent research on health promotion and disease prevention and the examination of how culture, race and ethnicity and their interactions with the health care system and the larger society influence health outcomes and the occurrence of health disparities. The history, goals, and conceptual model underlying this collaborative effort between the University of Pennsylvania and Hampton University Schools of Nursing are described as are the accomplishments and lessons learned to date. Based upon the Hampton-Penn experience, recommendations for similar collaborations to reduce health disparities among vulnerable populations are made in three major areas: (a) increasing the study of the multi-system level factors that contribute to health disparities among vulnerable populations, (b) promoting the development of culturally competent research on health disparities, and (c) promoting the recruitment and training of health researchers who are themselves members of vulnerable populations.

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