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A LatCrit analysis of DACA recipients’ pursuit of a post-secondary education in Ohio

Macías, Luis Fernando

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, EDU Teaching and Learning.
This qualitative study critically examines DACA recipients’ college access in Ohio. The testimonios of 18 racially, ethnically, and experientially diverse participants pursuing a higher education answers the research questions regarding what impact DACA and Ohio’s in-state tuition policies have had in participants college access and the role race and immigration status play when applying for college in Ohio. Critical Race Theory and Latino Critical Theory are frameworks ideal for the exploration of social and legal mechanisms that exclude some from educational resources. The critical race-grounded methodology of this research allows for a trans-disciplinary approach that centers experiential knowledge of People of Color when constructing a theoretical premise. A three-step coding process and collaborative data analysis with participants drove the theory formation and the results of the study. Findings include that DACA improved college access for some but in a way that is derivative. Improvements to in-state tuition consideration was largely the result of self and group advocacy by DACA recipients. Race and immigration status intersect because participants who are not Latina/o, or do not appear to be, commonly experience a temporal anonymity during their admissions process because admissions staff do not perceive them as possibly undocumented.
Binaya Subedi, Dr. (Advisor)
Cynthia Tyson, Dr. (Committee Co-Chair)
Valerie Kinloch, Dr. (Committee Member)
Theresa Delgadillo, Dr. (Committee Member)
175 p.

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  • Macías, L. F. (2017). A LatCrit analysis of DACA recipients’ pursuit of a post-secondary education in Ohio [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu149192051776482

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Macías, Luis. A LatCrit analysis of DACA recipients’ pursuit of a post-secondary education in Ohio. 2017. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu149192051776482.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Macías, Luis. "A LatCrit analysis of DACA recipients’ pursuit of a post-secondary education in Ohio." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu149192051776482

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)