Know Your Role: Black College Students, Racial Identity, and Performance

Autor/in	Stewart, Dafina-Lazarus
Titel	Know Your Role: Black College Students, Racial Identity, and Performance
Quelle	In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 28 (2015) 2, S.238-258 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-8398
DOI	10.1080/09518398.2014.916000
Schlagwörter	African American Students; College Students; Constructivism (Learning); Racial Identification; Community Influence; Student Attitudes; Cultural Pluralism; Student Diversity; Aspiration; Data Analysis; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Kulturpluralismus; Streben; Auswertung; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	This article is a report of a critical constructivist study of racial identity and performance among 13 Black, traditional-age students enrolled at three different colleges, two historically Black and one predominantly White. The study's approach understood identity to be socially constructed and reliant upon community affirmation and validation. The findings highlight (1) the role of internal community pressure, (2) the ways in which racial performance dominated the students' discussions of their racial identities, and (3) the intersection of internalized racism and sexism. The overarching conclusion points to the need for promoting acceptance of racial heterogeneity within communities of Black young adults. Implications of these findings for research and practice recommend that college administrators and educators pay more attention to the influence of campus student communities on racial identity as by-products of cultural production. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10