NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
ERIC Number: ED657076
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 171
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3827-7085-7
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Climbing the Academic Ladder While Black: Exploring the Experiences of Institutional Belongingness for Black Counselor Education and Supervision Doctoral Students at Predominantly White Institutions
Jasmine Alicia Hawa Griffith
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Old Dominion University
Although ample research investigates students' belongingness experiences in counselor education (CE) programs, existing literature only marginally explores the realities of Black master students, and there is a notable lack of empirical attention to Black doctoral students' belongingness experiences in counselor education and supervision (CES) programs. Investigating Black CES doctoral students' belongingness experiences at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) is critical to understanding how the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) accredited CES programs can address the troubling statistic that Black doctoral students are least likely to become full-time CE faculty. Consequently, this study utilizes critical phenomenology from a critical race theory perspective to explore how Black CES doctoral students experience institutional belongingness through interactions with institutional agents (i.e., faculty, peers, administrators, and staff). Thematic findings suggest that institutional agents significantly influence Black CES doctoral students' navigation through their program environments, sense of institutional belongingness, and future career pathways. Black CES doctoral students' experiences illustrated the pervasive nature of racism and how it impacted their lived embodied experiences at PWIs. The discussion of findings offers a broadened awareness and understanding of unique social and cultural challenges that impede Black CES doctoral students from experiencing institutional belongingness. Implications for counselor educators (CE faculty), CES programs, and the governing body of CACREP are presented to increase diversity and adhere to the commitment to fostering multiculturalism and social justice within the counseling education field and academia. [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.]
ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway, P.O. Box 1346, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Tel: 800-521-0600; Web site: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml
Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A