Navigating the Multidimensionality of Whiteness: A Grounded Theory Study on the Experiences of White, First-Generation Graduate Students from Rural Central Appalachia

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dc.contributor.advisorGarcia-Louis, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorWatts, Angela M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMorales, Socorro
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLac, Van
dc.contributor.committeeMemberArdoin, Sonja
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4226-5045
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-08T17:35:55Z
dc.date.available2024-03-08T17:35:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
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dc.description.abstractThis grounded theory study examines how white first-generation graduate students from rural Central Appalachia navigate their multidimensional identities in graduate school. Participants were recruited through relevant professional organization listservs and snowball sampling. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews to gain insight into how participants feel their graduate school experience was informed by rural Central Appalachian culture and how they conceptualize whiteness and social class. A conceptual model for analysis was developed that centered the experiences of Appalachian people through a multidimensional lens to explore the complex relationships between social class, education, and regional identity. Six overall themes emerged from the data: 1) Appalachian Cultural Influence, 2) Appalachian Dialect, 3) Appalachian Identity Development, 4) Identity Straddling, 5) Hierarchy within Whiteness, and 6) Agents of Change. Recommendations for practitioners and scholars are presented.
dc.description.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studies
dc.format.extent183 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9798759968320
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/6139
dc.languageen
dc.subjectAppalachia
dc.subjectFirst-generation college students
dc.subjectFirst-generation graduate students
dc.subjectMultidimensionality
dc.subjectRural
dc.subjectWhiteness
dc.subject.classificationEducational leadership
dc.subject.classificationHigher education
dc.subject.classificationHigher education administration
dc.subject.classificationRegional studies
dc.titleNavigating the Multidimensionality of Whiteness: A Grounded Theory Study on the Experiences of White, First-Generation Graduate Students from Rural Central Appalachia
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thesis.degree.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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