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Black Women At The Crossroads: Agency, Interruptions, And Oppression In Education, Kimberly D. Ferrell
Black Women At The Crossroads: Agency, Interruptions, And Oppression In Education, Kimberly D. Ferrell
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation utilizes intersectionality, critical race feminism (CRF), Black feminist research and case studies to explore Black women’s oppression in education. This research study contributes to a growing body of work on Black females’ experiences of marginalization socially and educationally. The aim of this research was threefold: (a) to provide a theoretical analysis on the marginalization of Black females in society and exercising agency; (b) to explore my own memories and amplify my voice through an autoethnography, highlighting personal lived experiences of oppression in education; and (c) to provide a qualitative analysis on Black women oppression, amplifying the voices of …
Speech-Language Pathologists On The Autism Spectrum, Rebecca Freeman Barnett
Speech-Language Pathologists On The Autism Spectrum, Rebecca Freeman Barnett
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This thesis consists of three journal articles for publication that addresses three different aspects of the research that examines the state of diversity in the field of speech-language pathology (SLP) as it pertains to autistic representation and possible implications. In the first article, Demographic Analysis of Autistic Speech-Language Pathologists, the purpose was to determine the demographic differences between SLPs that identified on the autism spectrum and those that did not. A mass survey was conducted of SLPs in the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio. It was concluded that 2.98% of SLPs self-identified on the autism spectrum. Chi-square analyses found …