Dissertation
Understanding the Lived Experiences of Black Male Community College Student Veterans
Washington State University
Doctor of Education (EdD), Washington State University
2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000005387
Abstract
Black men and veterans can encounter multiple challenges that impede their academic progress. Black undergraduate men, particularly at predominantly White institutions (PWI), continue to fight negative stereotypes at a higher rate than other populations. Student veterans can also feel unwelcomed, alienated, and isolated from the rest of the student body. Currently there is a lack of literature that looks at the intersectional challenges of being both Black and being a veteran in higher education. Grounded in both Critical Race Theory and Veteran Critical Theory, this qualitative study collected the counternarratives of six Black male community college student veterans to better understand their lived experiences. It is hoped that this research will help community colleges better understand how they can support their Black male veteran population. If institutions can better understand what the possible challenges and roadblocks these students are facing, colleges can potentially be more successful with retaining this population and help with the overall success of Black male veterans in their higher education.
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- Title
- Understanding the Lived Experiences of Black Male Community College Student Veterans
- Creators
- Jason Paul Neil Smith
- Contributors
- Shannon Calderone (Advisor)Katherine Rodela (Advisor)Jeff Walls (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Educational Leadership, Sport Studies, and Educational/Counseling Psychology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EdD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 153
- Identifiers
- 99901031038601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation