Title
Scholarly Productivity of Social Work Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Are h-Index Scores a Suitable Measure?
Department
Social Work and Sociology
Document Type
Article
Publication Source
Journal of Social Work Education
Publication Date
2016-01-02
Volume
52
Issue
1
First Page
95
Last Page
107
Abstract
© 2016 Council on Social Work Education. Faculty scholarship at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) has in the past served as a blueprint for the Black masses. Even today, HBCU faculty scholarship continues to be an informative source to communicate accurate information regarding marginalized groups. This study examines h-index scores of 65 faculty members at five doctorate-granting schools of social work. The majority of calculated h-index scores were considered to be low in terms of productivity. We make the argument that these scores are not a good measure of productivity because of the problematic nature of their use to evaluate HBCU faculty. Implications for future research, practice, and teaching are presented.
DOI
10.1080/10437797.2016.1112645
Recommended Citation
Marshall, Isiah; Davis Smith, Belinda; Green, Makeba T.; Anderson, Brian; Harry, Sonja V.; Byrd, Yolanda M.; Pratt-Harris, Natasha C.; Bolden, Errol S.; and Hill, Solomon, "Scholarly Productivity of Social Work Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Are h-Index Scores a Suitable Measure?" (2016). Articles & Book Chapters. 224.
https://digitalcommons.daemen.edu/faculty_scholar/224
https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2016.1112645