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Understanding the Interactions and Community Building Among Black Undergraduate Women on a Predominantly White Campus

Rouse, Shaunte Lavette
http://orcid.org/0009-0009-4625-8887
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1731494935851001

Abstract Details

2024, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration.
The aim of this qualitative interpretive research study is to further current scholarship about Black undergraduate women students by exploring their interactions, both formally and informally with other Black women at predominantly white institutions (PWIs). My research findings expose how Black undergraduate women formed, maintained, nurtured, or dissolved interactions with other Black women. I conducted one, semi-structured interview with each volunteer participant virtually using the Microsoft Teams platform. I asked questions from a predetermined list of open-ended questions. I used a substantive categorizing strategy to analyze all segments of data and on-going analysis. The findings of the study showed (1) participants experienced moments of support and encouragement from interacting with other Black women one on one, (2) participants actively establish connections and a sense of belonging with other Black women on campus through exchanging greetings and verbal affirmation with initially unknown Black women on campus, (3) participants navigated perceptions of communication and experienced moments of negotiating their identity expressions after interacting with diverse Black women, and (4) participants experienced challenges in their continued interaction with white friends and desire to further connect with more Black undergraduate women on campus.
Tricia Niesz (Advisor)
Christa Porter (Committee Member)
Amy Damrow (Committee Co-Chair)
155 p.
African American Studies; Black Studies; Education Philosophy; Gender; Gender Studies; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration; Minority and Ethnic Groups; Womens Studies
Qualitative interpretive research Black undergraduate women Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) Interactions Support and encouragement Sense of belonging Connections Identity expressions

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  • Rouse, S. L. (2024). Understanding the Interactions and Community Building Among Black Undergraduate Women on a Predominantly White Campus [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1731494935851001

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rouse, Shaunte. Understanding the Interactions and Community Building Among Black Undergraduate Women on a Predominantly White Campus. 2024. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1731494935851001.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rouse, Shaunte. "Understanding the Interactions and Community Building Among Black Undergraduate Women on a Predominantly White Campus." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1731494935851001

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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