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“I’m a Finisher. I Can’t Quit, Won’t Quit, Got to Get it Done”: Voices of African American Female Doctoral Students at Predominately White Institutions

Shavers, Marjorie C.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1291205572

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2010, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, EDU Physical Activity and Educational Services.
This qualitative study used Black Feminist Thought as the interpretive lens to investigate the perceptions and experiences of African American female doctoral students at predominately White institutions. Semi-structured interviews were used to gain an understanding of their experiences and the influences these experiences had on their academic persistence and overall well-being. Fifteen participants were interviewed, and their responses were analyzed to identify the emerging themes. The following seven themes emerged from the data: (a) outsider, (b) perception of tokenism, (c) shifting: the academic mask, (d) prove-them-wrong syndrome, (e) part of a bigger whole, (f) expectations versus reality, and (g) discouragement versus encouragement. A summary of findings is presented, as well as specific recommendations to specific individuals.
James Moore III, PhD (Advisor)
Anika Anthony, PhD (Committee Member)
Antoinette Miranda, PhD (Committee Member)
Kisha Radliff, PhD (Other)
193 p.
Academic Guidance Counseling; African American Studies; African Americans; Counseling Education; Higher Education; Womens Studies
African American women; Black female students; doctoral students; African American doctoral students; Black female doctoral students; higher education; shifting

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  • Shavers, M. C. (2010). “I’m a Finisher. I Can’t Quit, Won’t Quit, Got to Get it Done”: Voices of African American Female Doctoral Students at Predominately White Institutions [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1291205572

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shavers, Marjorie. “I’m a Finisher. I Can’t Quit, Won’t Quit, Got to Get it Done”: Voices of African American Female Doctoral Students at Predominately White Institutions. 2010. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1291205572.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shavers, Marjorie. "“I’m a Finisher. I Can’t Quit, Won’t Quit, Got to Get it Done”: Voices of African American Female Doctoral Students at Predominately White Institutions." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1291205572

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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