ERIC Number: ED665326
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 153
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Understanding the Interactions and Community Building among Black Undergraduate Women on a Predominantly White Campus
Shaunte L. Rouse
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Kent State University
The aim of this qualitative interpretive research study is to further current scholarship about Black undergraduate women students by exploring their interactions, both formally and informally with other Black women at predominantly white institutions (PWIs). My research findings expose how Black undergraduate women formed, maintained, nurtured, or dissolved interactions with other Black women. I conducted one, semi-structured interview with each volunteer participant virtually using the Microsoft Teams platform. I asked questions from a predetermined list of open-ended questions. I used a substantive categorizing strategy to analyze all segments of data and on-going analysis. The findings of the study showed (1) participants experienced moments of support and encouragement from interacting with other Black women one on one, (2) participants actively establish connections and a sense of belonging with other Black women on campus through exchanging greetings and verbal affirmation with initially unknown Black women on campus, (3) participants navigated perceptions of communication and experienced moments of negotiating their identity expressions after interacting with diverse Black women, and (4) participants experienced challenges in their continued interaction with white friends and desire to further connect with more Black undergraduate women on campus. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Predominantly White Institutions, Females, Undergraduate Students, African American Students, Blacks, Organizational Climate, Morale, Group Membership, Student Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Group Dynamics, Social Support Groups, Sense of Belonging, Campuses, Barriers, Racial Relations, Self Expression, Racial Identification
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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