Thomas, Alydia
(2018)
MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS FOR BLACK WOMEN PURSUING UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES AT PREDOMINATELY WHITE INSTITUTIONS.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This hermeneutic phenomenological study used a black feminist framework to explore mentoring relationships for black women pursuing undergraduate degrees at Predominately White Institutions (PWIs). The purpose of this study was to help to uncover the mentoring needs and wants of black women undergraduate students at PWIs. This study provides valuable insight into the complex experiences of black women on white campuses and the ways that mentoring relationships are beneficial; yet, challenging for those students.
Eight black women from Uptown College (pseudonym) were selected to participate in this study using criterion sampling (Patton, 2002). Data was gathered using semi-structured interviews and analyzed through hermeneutic phenomenology (van Manen, 2014). Primary findings suggest that 1. Black women had specific definitions and perceptions of mentoring that influenced their interactions in mentoring relationships, 2. Interactions among black women students and campus administrators were many times strained or non-existent due to a lack of understanding of the challenges black women face at PWIs, and 3. Black women students encountered barriers to developing mentoring relationships due to the campus and political climate, campus support for black men and not black women, and classroom isolation.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
26 September 2018 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
19 July 2018 |
| Approval Date: |
26 September 2018 |
| Submission Date: |
30 August 2018 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
113 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Administrative and Policy Studies |
| Degree: |
EdD - Doctor of Education |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Higher Education; Hermeneutic Phenomenology; Constructivism; African American Women; Black Women; Black Feminist Thought; Predominately White Insitutions |
| Date Deposited: |
26 Sep 2018 14:03 |
| Last Modified: |
26 Sep 2018 14:03 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/35285 |
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