Doctoral Dissertations
Date of Award
12-2024
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Major
Higher Education Administration
Major Professor
Dorian L. McCoy
Committee Members
Janelle Coleman, Mary Duenas, Joe Miles
Abstract
Various educational researchers have studied the contexts and practices that encourage underrepresented student persistence in higher education; yet few studies explore the same phenomena with underrepresented professionals in student affairs. Marginalized professionals must navigate cultural taxation, microaggressions, emotional labor, constantly educating others, and being tokenized; while also living as an oppressed individual in the United States. The purpose of this critical, qualitative, phenomenological study was to chronicle the experiences of professionals with marginalized identities who have persisted and progressed through higher education and understand the contexts that supported their career advancement.
Recommended Citation
Gazaway, Ciara, "Perceptions of Persistence: Examining the Experiences of Senior Student Affairs Professionals with Marginalized Identities. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2024.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/11351
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