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Direct linkRolanda Harris – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study explores the experiences of senior Black women leaders in higher education. It aims to focus on the barriers they face and the support they receive during their professional journeys. The study conducted in-depth interviews with nine Black women in various roles within higher education institutions. The research aims to unveil the…
Descriptors: Status, Leaders, Higher Education, Females
Jacqueline Rangel – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In the United States, Latinas are underrepresented in obtaining PhDs that lead to high level professional careers and academia. This may be due, in part, to patriarchal academic institutions and approaches that have historically devalued the cultural experiences and identities of marginalized populations, including Latinas in higher education.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Doctoral Students, Females, Cultural Influences
Metzger-Andersen, Kristal Eilein – ProQuest LLC, 2023
To understand why Native American members are hesitant to enroll in higher education, it is necessary to understand this population's barriers to achieving this goal. Degree attainment by American Indians has remained consistently low while other minority groups have consistently risen. The focus of this qualitative single-case study was on…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, College Attendance, Barriers, Reservation American Indians
Salazar, Ana Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The field of modern counseling is conceptualized through a lens of social justice advocacy with professionals tasked with actively engaging in advocacy efforts. However, counselor education has been slower to make systemic changes needed to decolonize and dismantle the field to prepare future counselors with the skills needed to adequately address…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Social Justice, Advocacy, Minority Group Teachers
Brown, LaJoyce – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this research study was to explore the strategies African American women use to navigate systemic barriers faced in academia in order to attain and retain higher education positions at the level of academic dean and higher. A narrative inquiry approach was taken using Black feminist theory to explore this phenomenon. A total of…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Women Administrators, College Administration
Derek James Bradley – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Black males in higher education continue to face persistent challenges due to overt and covert racism, hindering their progress towards graduation, particularly within Historically White Institutions (HWIs). This study examines the factors contributing to the invisibility and barriers faced by Black males, including engagement, academic…
Descriptors: African American Students, Racism, Barriers, Predominantly White Institutions
Reynolds, Vanessa – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore the lived experiences of Latina higher education leaders at four-year predominantly White institutions (PWIs). The number of Latinas in leadership positions within higher education does not reflect the growing Latina college student representation. A qualitative research approach using…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Women Administrators, College Administration, Predominantly White Institutions
Peer reviewedAntonio J. Castro; Yeji Kim; Mary Adu-Gyamfi – Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 2023
This article traces the development of three theoretical ideas related to race and culture in education within the last 25 years: culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogies, critical race theory, and racial literacies. The review highlights key innovations related to curriculum and instruction, as well as identifies persistent challenges to…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, Cultural Influences, Culturally Relevant Education, Critical Race Theory
Arcia M. Stokes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study delves into the divergent experiences of Black students at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United States. Employing qualitative methods such as interviews and critical friend groups, the research investigates the social, academic, and cultural landscapes that…
Descriptors: African American Students, Predominantly White Institutions, Black Colleges, Student Experience
Download full textBailey B. Smolarek; Matthew Wolfgram; Chundou Her; Lena Lee; Stacey J. Lee; Geboli Long; Payeng Moua; Kong Pheng Pha; Ariana Thao; Mai See Thao; Mai Neng Vang; Susan Vang; Chee Meng Xiong; Choua Xiong; Edward Xiong; Odyssey Xiong; Pa Kou Xiong; Ying Yang Youa Xiong; Kayeng Yang; Lisa Yang; Mai Chong Yang; Scy Yang; Steven Yang – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2024
Asian Americans as a group are overrepresented among STEM college graduates and have the highest average college enrollment rate of any racial or ethnic category. Thus, Asian Americans are typically excluded from educational interventions directed at improving STEM education for Students of Color because they are not considered to be…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, STEM Education, Student Needs, Social Influences
Martinez, Tyler – Community Literacy Journal, 2022
Skills, knowledge, time, ability, access, and cultural and societal norms all sponsor and constrain food literacies. Measuring the effects of class, race, cultural identity, knowledge, and ability on food access requires an understanding of how communities and institutions sponsor food literacy. Nutritionists have developed a framework for…
Descriptors: Food, Community Role, Barriers, Cultural Influences
Ruth Brooks; Tray Yeadon-Lee; Santokh Singh Gill – Journal of Education and Work, 2024
Gender inequality in the workplace remains a persistent issue that impacts upon women from their first point of entry into the labour market. In this paper, we explore the experiences, of 20 women in the UK as they take their initial steps onto the career ladder upon graduation. Adopting an interpretive methodology that uses a Bourdieusian…
Descriptors: Females, Careers, Experience, Labor Market
Stahl, Garth; Smith, James A.; Harvey, Andrew; Hill, Braden; Gupta, Himanshu; Moore, Sam; Wang, Jianing – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2023
As Australian higher education grapples with its colonial history, there has been significant attention to recruiting Indigenous students. However, while we have seen increases in Indigenous participation, males lag significantly behind. Very few Indigenous males enter university and even fewer enter the upper echelons of the stratified higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Males, College Students
Murrell, Ocqua Gerlyn – Gender and Education, 2023
School operates as a space/place where girls must navigate and negotiate different aspects of their identities further adding to the complexities of Black girlhood. The scantiness of sociological scholarship surrounding Black girls from the Dutch West Indies elucidates this article's importance. I conducted audio- and video-recorded interviews…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Blacks, Foreign Countries
Latifa Sebti; Faten Baroudi – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2024
Arab international students are considered an integral part of American universities bringing cultural and academic perspectives that enrich campus diversity. Grounded in Bronfenbrenner's (1977) ecological theory of development, we seek to understand the mutual interactions of ecological factors contributing to Arab international students' campus…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Arabs, Student Participation, Student Attitudes
