ERIC Number: ED641297
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 177
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ISBN: 979-8-3811-7819-7
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Who Is My Neighbor?: How One Catholic University Supports LGBTQ Students
Hugh Smeltekop
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
This instrumental qualitative case study examined how one Catholic, Jesuit university supports its LGBTQ undergraduate students and how those students make meaning of that support. Participants included 19 students with a variety of LGBTQ and racial identities, and 13 faculty and staff. I examined online documents, made visual observations, and conducted interviews with participants in December 2022 through February 2023. I coded the interviews, identified themes that emerged and triangulated visual and textual evidence. Themes related to support and lack of support emerged, as well as resistance, Jesuit culture, cisheteronormativity, and faculty/staff support. A cross-tabular analysis yielded important differences among students by race, and between students and faculty/staff. I interpreted the findings using a cisheteronormative lens and a racial intersectional lens to provide a means of understanding the experience study participants. The study provides recommendations for large, Catholic universities to support LGBTQ students that can result in reduced stigma and increased sense of belonging. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Intersectionality, LGBTQ People, Educational Environment, Peer Acceptance, Racial Identification
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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