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The Role of the Model Minority Stereotype in Asian American Students’ College Experiences
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Song, Joanne
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Year and Degree
2013, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, EDU Policy and Leadership.
Abstract
The purpose of this constructivist narrative study was to examine the role of the model minority stereotype in Asian American students’ college experiences. This study addressed the following guiding research questions: (1) How does the model minority stereotype influence Asian American students’ psychosocial development?; (2) How do Asian American students view the model minority stereotype?; and (3) How has the model minority stereotype shaped Asian American students’ definitions of success? Five Asian American students from Midwestern University participated in this study. Data was collected through individual semi-structured interviews and a follow up via email. In order to study the data, the themes were analyzed within each story and cross-case analysis was utilized in order to analyze the themes across all interviews. Restories of each participant’s stories were presented. Three themes emerged from these restories to highlight their experiences with the model minority stereotype. First, the model minority stereotype’s influence on psychosocial development was complex resulting in various answers from the participants. Second, although the stereotype is mostly negative, there are some positive aspects to it. Lastly, all of their definitions of success did not align with what it meant to be successful according to the model minority stereotype.
Committee
Tatiana Suspitsyna (Advisor)
Susan Jones (Committee Member)
Subject Headings
Asian American Studies
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Education
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Higher Education
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Song, J. (2013).
The Role of the Model Minority Stereotype in Asian American Students’ College Experiences
[Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366659329
APA Style (7th edition)
Song, Joanne.
The Role of the Model Minority Stereotype in Asian American Students’ College Experiences .
2013. Ohio State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366659329.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Song, Joanne. "The Role of the Model Minority Stereotype in Asian American Students’ College Experiences ." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366659329
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