ERIC Number: EJ1285952
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
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Multiracial Faculty Members' Experiences with Biculturalism
Harris, Jessica C.; Tanksley, Tiera
Journal of Higher Education, v92 n2 p279-302 2021
Framed by the concept of biculturalism this study explores how 26 Multiracial faculty members form and use biculturalism to navigate an academy steeped in monoculturalism, or the belief that all people should conform to a dominant white westernized worldview. Findings from this study suggest that many Multiracial faculty members form and use a unique form of biculturalism, borderlands biculturalism, to navigate postsecondary contexts. Study findings encourage the expansion of binary understandings of biculturalism, support the retention and success of a growing Multiracial faculty population in U.S. higher education, and guide implications for institutional transformation.
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Biculturalism, College Faculty, College Environment, Work Environment, Racial Differences, Teacher Collaboration, Knowledge Level, Cultural Awareness, Racial Bias, Racial Composition, Coping, Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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