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At What Cost: The Patterns of Persistence of First-Generation, Urban, Black Female, College Students

Walker, Kenyona N
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1578248623563932

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2020, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Educational Studies.
The purpose of this qualitative, grounded theory study was to explore the educational experiences of first-generation, urban, high-achieving, Black females who attended a predominately White institution. More specifically, this investigation sought to understand what factors impacted the persistence of the population under review. Data analysis from a semi-structured interview and focus group revealed that the students experienced the following patterns of persistence: 1) Persistence Builders, 2) Persistence Detractors, 3) Persistence Mitigators, and 4) Persistence Re-Builders. The students in this study experienced racialized interactions and environments on campus such that, they experienced an erosion of their well-being and persistence. The outgrowth of this research suggests that Black females seek and search out others like them as a means of support. The application of an intersectionality lens allowed for the identification of Co-bearers as a theory to explain the many identities that guide first-generation, urban, high-achieving Black females to locate individuals like them from which they derive support, thereby rebuilding their persistence. This study provides a foundation from which future researchers can build upon.
Antoinette Miranda (Advisor)
Scott Graves (Committee Member)
James Moore (Committee Member)
Kisha Radliff (Committee Member)
166 p.
Education; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration; Psychology; School Administration; School Counseling; Social Psychology; Spirituality; Teacher Education
persistence; patterns of persistence; first-generation; urban; educational experiences; racial identity; racial socialization; intersectionality; Co-Bearers

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  • Walker, K. N. (2020). At What Cost: The Patterns of Persistence of First-Generation, Urban, Black Female, College Students [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1578248623563932

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Walker, Kenyona. At What Cost: The Patterns of Persistence of First-Generation, Urban, Black Female, College Students. 2020. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1578248623563932.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Walker, Kenyona. "At What Cost: The Patterns of Persistence of First-Generation, Urban, Black Female, College Students." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1578248623563932

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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