Critical Race Theory and Community Colleges: Through the Eyes of Women Student Leaders of Color

Autor/in	Jain, Dimpal
Titel	Critical Race Theory and Community Colleges: Through the Eyes of Women Student Leaders of Color
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 34 (2010) 1-2, S.78-91 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; College Students; Minority Groups; Student Attrition; Females; Student Leadership; Gender Issues; Critical Theory; Race; Focus Groups; Participant Observation; Student Organizations; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Collegestudent; Ethnische Minderheit; Schülerbeurlaubung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Studentenwerk; Geschlechterfrage; Kritische Theorie; Rasse; Abstammung; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung; Kalifornien
Abstract	While the majority of students at California community colleges are students of color, few complete their schooling and transfer. This study examines how women leaders of color perceive transfer at a diverse, transfer-intensive community college in southern California. Critical race theory is used to analyze how these raced and gendered institutions fulfill their democratic promise of academic transfer. Over the course of a year, I employed semistructured interviews, a focus group interview, and participant observation of 11 women in four racial/ethnic student organizations. Preliminary findings point to a complex relationship between transfer, race, and gender. By utilizing critical race theory (CRT) in community college practice and research, we see the importance of validating students everyday realities as students of color. In addition, the covert and overt issues of racism and sexism must be addressed with a critical lens of race and gender. The experiences of these women leaders are vital to include when discussing the racial disparities in the transfer function and the role of transfer in the California K-16 education pipeline. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10