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Rebekah P. Adderley – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to obtain greater insight into the experiences of Black women who work as full-time faculty at two and four-year colleges and universities. This phenomenological qualitative study investigated the formal and informal interactions that full-time Black female faculty have with colleagues and students alike.…
Descriptors: Females, African American Teachers, College Faculty, Women Faculty
Jessica L. Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2022
There have been recent pushes for more active learning in mathematics classrooms, especially at the undergraduate level. To incorporate more active learning, there is a need for tasks that explicitly support this type of instruction, attention to student reasoning and whose ideas are publicly acknowledged, and awareness of differences in students'…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Active Learning, Mathematical Logic, Algebra
Morales-Burgess, Viviana – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are being refined to prepare learners for 21st-century careers. The jobs in the STEM fields are on the rise, but there is still a lack of representation of women in these fields. Gender stereotypes and biased viewpoints on gender may prevent female interest and success in STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Females, Sex Stereotypes, Gender Bias
Rosemarie Garcia-Hills – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The research conducted for this study explored the experiences of eight Latina college students and their stories of struggle and persistence in higher education Borderlands. This research was framed by LatCrit theory and the work of Chicana Feminist Epistemologists who investigated raced and gendered experiences and their relationship to power,…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Females, College Students, Academic Persistence
Katherine H. Betts – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The primary purpose of this interpretative phenomenological inquiry was to uncover the lived experiences, both professional and personal, of Black female academic deans across Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). Black Feminist Thought (Collins, 2000) served as a guiding theoretical framework in light of the unique experiences of Black women…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, African Americans, Deans, Administrator Attitudes
Lomax, Tiffany A. – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Diversity in higher education has become a valued asset; this has been seen in the use of the word "diversity" in mission statements and documents that details institutional values. The effects of this are evident in the diversification of the student population as well as the ranks of faculty and staff -- though such change rates are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Administration, African Americans, Barriers
Robles, Emma Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Previous research suggests that Latinas face a host of obstacles that may impair their ability to enter leadership positions and motivate them to pursue non-leadership positions. Culturally, Latinas tend to be expected to fulfill domestic duties, eschewing opportunities to advance in their careers into leadership positions. There is also evidence…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Females, Barriers, Leadership
Aljuaid, Alanoud – ProQuest LLC, 2022
There is a workforce shortage and a huge gender disparity in the cybersecurity profession globally and Saudi Arabia. Enabling women to access these opportunities involves bolstering training and implementing reforms to give women the go-ahead to access these opportunities. With only a paltry 5% of women being in cybersecurity in the Middle East…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Computer Security, Information Security
Mahalingam, Mahalakshmi R. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Food insecurity is a global concern and is acute in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa as well as pockets in the global North. In the lush green spaces of "God's Own Country", the state of Kerala in India, about 379,000 women are engaged in farming in about 75,800 groups. Spearheaded by Kudumbashree, the State Poverty Eradication Mission…
Descriptors: Hunger, Females, Agricultural Occupations, Poverty
John Meche – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Black and Latino males are continually marginalized prior to matriculating at a community college. Although research has been conducted on the Black and Latino male experience, little research exists on ethnic groups within each race. Being Black and/or Hispanic is not monolithic. The qualitative portraiture study explores the lived experiences of…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Males, Student Experience
Kimberly Shenell Davis – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem addressed by this study was the disproportionately low retention of racial minorities and women in STEM degree programs in community colleges. Although underrepresented groups are enrolling in STEM degree programs, they still face barriers that impact their retention, which has resulted in unequal outcomes across multiple STEM fields.…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, Racial Differences, Females
Wendy Perkinson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Throughout the historical journey of Black women in America, spanning from enslavement (Best, 2015) to activism as abolitionists, advocates for women's suffrage (Sesko & Biernat, 2010), and leadership in civil rights (Rushing, 2021), Black women's resilience shines through amid challenges. This study investigates the phenomenological…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, College Faculty, Women Faculty, Predominantly White Institutions
Marie Nicole Feagins – ProQuest LLC, 2020
As school districts become increasingly racially diverse, minorities remain practically invisible in the role of superintendent; specifically, Black women. Historical analysis depicts the superintendency as a White male-dominated position and highlights significant challenges experienced by women in the field. Literature available on the topic of…
Descriptors: Barriers, Superintendents, Occupational Aspiration, Employed Women
Lynn, Terence Francis – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This qualitative, phenomenological study situated in grounded theory aimed to identify the forces that impede or support white working-class males in pursuing, adapting to, and remaining in higher education and making meaningful progress in their educational goals. Utilizing a feminist ecological perspective, the researcher was able to outline and…
Descriptors: Males, Working Class, Whites, Higher Education
Yolanda Crouch – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Several studies have related cultural stereotyping to psychological distress in individuals of color (Szymanski & Stewart, 2010). Shavers and Moore (2014) utilized Black feminist concept and examined the lived experiences of Black doctoral students and the part that experience plays in forming perseverance and wellness in doctoral programs.…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Ethnic Stereotypes, African American Students, Doctoral Students
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