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Testimonios Of The Multiracial Latinx/A/O Student Experience, Victoria Juarez
Testimonios Of The Multiracial Latinx/A/O Student Experience, Victoria Juarez
Master's Theses
This thesis examines the experiences and identity development of multiracial Latinx/a/o students who attend Jesuit higher education institutions by way of testimonios. The research project sought to examine the following research questions: How do multicultural Latinx/a/o students perceive their identities in relation to their campus environment? What are the unique ways that multicultural Latinx/a/o students perceive themselves in the larger framework of society? How do multiracial Latinx/a/o students negotiate racial/ethnic/cultural boundaries? This research project found that multiracial Latinx/a/o understand their positionality as “othered” within a monoracial framework and that they face various barriers to full inclusion in either of their …
Academic Advising As A Tool To Analyze The Experiences Of Students Of Color At A Diverse University, Julia Light
Academic Advising As A Tool To Analyze The Experiences Of Students Of Color At A Diverse University, Julia Light
Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to analyze the experiences that undergraduate students of color had at a diverse, private university in Northern California. This study used a qualitative methodology of phenomenological research to learn of the experiences of undergraduate Students of Color. Three participants were interviewed and asked about the resources they relied upon throughout their undergraduate experience and in the academic advising system on this campus as it related to their academic success. Critical Race Theory was used as a lens to frame the results and the findings showed the effects that family and class background had on …