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Queer Perspectives On Mentorship In Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study, Anthony T. Fucci
Queer Perspectives On Mentorship In Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study, Anthony T. Fucci
Dissertations and Doctoral Documents from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–
This qualitative study explored the way in which LGBTQ+ college students experienced mentorship. Despite improvements in LGBTQ+ rights over the last 50+ years, recent scholarship has shown that queer students still face unique challenges, including discrimination and harassment based on their queer identity. Mentorship has been found to be an effective resource for assisting marginalized student populations transition successfully into college. The purpose of this study was to investigate how LGBTQ+ students experienced mentorship in order to better understand how these relationships may (or may not) contribute to their experience on college campuses. A phenomenological research design and queer theory …