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Full-Text Articles in Education
Making Meaning In The Margins: Identities, Belonging, And Social Justice Commitments In A Cross-Race Intergroup Dialogue For Queer And Trans College Students, Nina M. Tissi-Gassoway
Making Meaning In The Margins: Identities, Belonging, And Social Justice Commitments In A Cross-Race Intergroup Dialogue For Queer And Trans College Students, Nina M. Tissi-Gassoway
Doctoral Dissertations
This qualitative research study used constructivist grounded theory methods to explore the lived experiences of 11 queer and trans undergraduate college students of various racial and ethnic backgrounds in a cross-race intergroup dialogue (IGD) course. Using document analysis of course assignments and post-dialogue semi-structured interviews allowed for rich inquiry into how these queer and trans students made meaning of their intersecting identities, sense of belonging, cross-race relationships, and social justice commitments. This study contributes new knowledge about the meaning-making processes of queer and trans college students of various racial and ethnic backgrounds and the role that IGD plays in supporting …
Making Meaning In The Anthropocene: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Investigation Of College Student Response To Planetary Ecological Crises, Kristen Nelson
Making Meaning In The Anthropocene: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Investigation Of College Student Response To Planetary Ecological Crises, Kristen Nelson
Doctoral Dissertations
Higher education, with its core purpose in the generation and transmission of knowledge, has a particular role to play in society’s response to the global ecological crisis. Yet a key question is whether higher education is part of the problem or part of the solution. Sustainability educators insist that higher education, if it is to adequately address these challenges, must shift away from “mechanism” – a rationalist worldview that historically has shaped higher education’s culture and practices – toward an integrative worldview and epistemology that will guide teaching and learning in the new millennium. Emergent pedagogies and student development theories …
Critical Cultural Perspectives On Teaching Arabic As A Foreign Language (Tafl): A Critical Ethnographic Investigation Of A Us College-Level Course, Shaimaa Moustafa
Critical Cultural Perspectives On Teaching Arabic As A Foreign Language (Tafl): A Critical Ethnographic Investigation Of A Us College-Level Course, Shaimaa Moustafa
Doctoral Dissertations
A gap in the critical cultural research paradigm in foreign language teaching (FLT) and teaching Arabic as a foreign language (TAFL) at the college level in the U.S. context subsists. FLT and TAFL have been characterized by the prevalence of the communicative and proficiency-based pedagogies and their concomitant research frameworks. This prevalence is tied to the growing neoliberal and terror rhetoric in recent years (Kramsch, 2005; Bernstein et al., 2015). In the face of the latter, a need for critical cultural frameworks of teaching and research became plausible to deconstruct the different clichés and biases in the context of Arabic …
Expanding Access To Elite Institutions Through Community College Transfer: An Intrinsic Case Study Of Bucknell University’S Community College Transfer Initiatives, Catherine Sanchez
Expanding Access To Elite Institutions Through Community College Transfer: An Intrinsic Case Study Of Bucknell University’S Community College Transfer Initiatives, Catherine Sanchez
Doctoral Dissertations
Elite institutions of higher education have been under increased scrutiny for failing to provide equitable access, and rightly so. Recent research reveals that students from underserved populations are severely underrepresented at elite colleges and universities. These findings echo research conducted nearly fifteen years ago, indicating that despite class-based policy efforts, like need-blind admission and no-loan financial aid, little movement has been made to expand access to students who could benefit the most from an elite education. This lack of movement serves as the entry point for this study, which argued that if community college transfer is to make a difference …
Locating Safe Spaces For Food Insecure Female Community College Students, Michelle Errington Nicholson
Locating Safe Spaces For Food Insecure Female Community College Students, Michelle Errington Nicholson
Doctoral Dissertations
Food insecurity is a problem on many college campuses and as such is an increasing focus of research (Ferguson, 2004; et al., 2014; Meldrum & Willows, 2006; Patton-López, et al., 2014; Powers, 2012; Rondeau, 2007). These studies and others (Chaparro, et al., 2009; Freudenberg, et al, 2011; Hughes, et al., 2011; Lindsley & King, 2014) report that from 21-69% of college students experience food insecurity. I examined college student food insecurity at a small rural community college in Massachusetts in an attempt to discover safe spaces for female students to disclose food insecurity and the characteristics of those safe spaces. …
Are Some Horizons Broader Than Others? Study Abroad, Inequality, And The Influence On Careers And Education., Suzan Kommers
Are Some Horizons Broader Than Others? Study Abroad, Inequality, And The Influence On Careers And Education., Suzan Kommers
Doctoral Dissertations
Study abroad is one of the main ways in which higher education institutions provide students with the opportunity to gain international experiences. While study abroad is mostly discussed in terms of the beneficial effects on students’ learning and development, the results in this dissertation indicate that study abroad works for some but disadvantages other students. Based on nationally representative U.S. data, I examined 1) disparities in students’ opportunities to study abroad as well as the effect of study abroad on the socioeconomic outcomes 2) early career income and 3) graduate school enrollment. The combined studies in this dissertation provided insight …
What Encourages College-Going Among Students With Disabilities? The Key Roles Of Messaging And Support, Center For Student Success Research
What Encourages College-Going Among Students With Disabilities? The Key Roles Of Messaging And Support, Center For Student Success Research
Reports and White Papers
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Mapping The Ecology Of College-Going And Within-College Support For Students With Intellectual And Other Disabilities: An Introduction To The Project., Center For Student Success Research
Mapping The Ecology Of College-Going And Within-College Support For Students With Intellectual And Other Disabilities: An Introduction To The Project., Center For Student Success Research
Reports and White Papers
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Disability Online: The Digital Lives And Navigation Strategies Of Young Adults With Disabilities, Center For Student Success Research
Disability Online: The Digital Lives And Navigation Strategies Of Young Adults With Disabilities, Center For Student Success Research
Reports and White Papers
No abstract provided.
Universal Design In Postsecondary Learning Outcomes Assessment, Center For Student Success Research
Universal Design In Postsecondary Learning Outcomes Assessment, Center For Student Success Research
Reports and White Papers
No abstract provided.
Accessible, Equitable Research Design: Creating Instrumentation Inclusive Of Students With And Without Intellectual Disability, Center For Student Success Research
Accessible, Equitable Research Design: Creating Instrumentation Inclusive Of Students With And Without Intellectual Disability, Center For Student Success Research
Reports and White Papers
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How Many Students With Disabilities Are There? Measuring Disability On College Campuses, Center For Student Success Research
How Many Students With Disabilities Are There? Measuring Disability On College Campuses, Center For Student Success Research
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The Dropout Effects Of Career Pathways: Evidence From California, Sade Bonilla
The Dropout Effects Of Career Pathways: Evidence From California, Sade Bonilla
Published Work
Contemporary Career and Technical Education (CTE) models have shifted from isolated courses to sequences of study that integrate academics and skills in high-demand sectors. Providing career pathways to high school students may reduce asymmetries about the available careers and strategies for attaining them but they may also catalyze students’ intrinsic motivation by shifting their understanding of their social role and capacity for success. In this study, I estimate the effects of an ambitious $500 million effort to encourage the formation of career pathways in California. Funding supported the formation of tripartite partnerships between K-12 school districts, employers and community colleges …
Stem Degree Completion And First-Generation College Students. A Cumulative Disadvantage Approach To The Outcomes Gap, Genia Bettencourt, Catherine A. Manly, Ezekiel Kimball, Ryan Wells
Stem Degree Completion And First-Generation College Students. A Cumulative Disadvantage Approach To The Outcomes Gap, Genia Bettencourt, Catherine A. Manly, Ezekiel Kimball, Ryan Wells
Published Work
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Is First-Gen An Identity? How First-Generation College Students Make Meaning Of Institutional And Familial Constructs Of Self, Genia Bettencourt, Koboul E. Mansour, Mujtaba Hedayet, Patricia Tita Feraud-King, Kat J. Stephens, Miguel M. Tejada, Ezekiel Kimball
Is First-Gen An Identity? How First-Generation College Students Make Meaning Of Institutional And Familial Constructs Of Self, Genia Bettencourt, Koboul E. Mansour, Mujtaba Hedayet, Patricia Tita Feraud-King, Kat J. Stephens, Miguel M. Tejada, Ezekiel Kimball
Published Work
Institutions increasingly use first-generation categorizations to provide support to students. In this study, we sought to understand how students make meaning of their first-generation status by conducting a series of focus groups with 54 participants. Our findings reveal that students saw first-generation status as an organizational and familial identity rather than a social identities. This status was connected to alterity and social distance that was most salient in comparison to continuing-generation peers. Our recommendations include re-examining the role of first- generation specific programming on campus, creating opportunities for meaning-making, supporting students within changing family dynamics, and exploring the interaction between …
High School–University Collaborations For Latinx Student Success: Navigating The Political Reality, Genia Bettencourt, Chrystal A. George Mwangi, Keisha Green, Daniel Morales Morales
High School–University Collaborations For Latinx Student Success: Navigating The Political Reality, Genia Bettencourt, Chrystal A. George Mwangi, Keisha Green, Daniel Morales Morales
Published Work
Latinx students are a growing population in postsecondary education but attain degrees at a pace behind their non-Latinx peers. This research examines a partnership between a research university (RU) and career and technical education (CTE) high school, Hillside Technical High School (HTHS). Through a 2-year ethnographic case study, we found that different logistics and cultural values were primary contributors to the bifurcated pathway between high school and college. These pathways were most successfully connected through strategies such as flexibility, personal relationships, and incorporation of community resources as well as viewing the students as resources. Our study suggests a need to …