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Context matters: An exploration of identity at the intersection of education and relationships

Boards, Alicia
http://orcid.org/0009-0000-1838-053X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1681304485687411

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2023, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Educational Studies.
This dissertation aims to understand how opportunities in the classroom and the relationships students are engaged in might deepen educational experience and decision-making for future trajectories. The impetus for this study was experiential knowledge, existing theory, and exploratory research (Maxwell, 2013). A qualitative research approach was used to explore social and contextual influences and the impact of significant events on students (Polit & Hungler, 2003). This three-paper dissertation emphasizes the local and situated nature of the intersectional influences on student experiences and identities. Paper one is a qualitative interview study highlighting a school-embedded youth-engaged program and how a youth participatory action research approach shapes noncognitive college-readiness constructs in high school students. Paper two is a narrative inquiry study that explores the different relational influences on students’ postsecondary decision-making. Paper three is a reflective essay that provides a glimpse into my doctoral journey amid crisis and how Audre Lorde’s work motivated the dissertation process.
Lisa Vaughn, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Antar Tichavakunda, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Farrah Jacquez, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
97 p.
Secondary Education
postsecondary decision making; figured worlds; youth participatory action research; Audre Lorde; noncognitive college readiness; relationships

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  • Boards, A. (2023). Context matters: An exploration of identity at the intersection of education and relationships [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1681304485687411

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Boards, Alicia. Context matters: An exploration of identity at the intersection of education and relationships. 2023. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1681304485687411.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Boards, Alicia. "Context matters: An exploration of identity at the intersection of education and relationships." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1681304485687411

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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This open access ETD is published by University of Cincinnati and OhioLINK.
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