By relying on the educational models of Wilberforce University and Morehouse College, this study gathered historical artifacts that provide critical responses to the following research questions: What were the similarities and differences between the social, historical, political and cultural forces that led to the founding of the colleges? What were the similar and different motivations and interests of the founding leaders? What were the similar and different effects of these founding leaders on their institutions in their time period? What similar and different supports did these institutions receive from their religious organizations? What can we learn from the impact of these institutions on Black higher education over the last 150 years?The project sets out to answers the aforementioned research questions through the following Chapters.
Chapter 1, Purpose of the Study, provides an overview of the research topic and contextualizes the study by identifying the research questions.
This Chapter provides a brief introduction to the history of Black higher education during Reconstruction in the US.
It then describes the institutional context of the time period to show the need for research on this topic and to articulate the study's significance.
The second chapter, Research Design and Methodology, outlines the historical method and approach to this study.
This Chapter defines and explains the selection of scientific management as the educational theory underpinning this study.
It also defines and explains the use of Dr.
Jim Laub's renowned servant leadership Organizational Leadership Assessment (OLA) model.
Chapter 3, Historical Background and Context, articulates the central problem, critical issues, and historical context that have inspired this research study.
This Chapter assesses the social, historical, political and cultural forces that led to the founding of the colleges by providing a historiography of Black education during Reconstruction, while detailing.
| Questions | What were the similarities and differences between the social historical political and cultural forces that led to the founding of the colleges |
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