Graduate Program
College Student Affairs
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Semester of Degree Completion
2017
Thesis Director
Catherine L. Polydore
Abstract
The study examined narrative experiences of microaggression from African American college students attending a Predominately White institution (PWI). Participants consisted of a combination of undergraduate and graduate students from a mid-size Midwestern institution of higher education. A qualitative approach was taken through a two-step series, first an email was sent to participants to obtain experiences of microaggression. After, a semi-formal follow-up interview was conducted to collect data for the research. The findings reported all six participants' experienced intentional and unintentional microaggression on various places of the college campus such as, the classroom, campus offices, campus police department, and campus-events. Microaggression was broken into three forms that all participants experienced: microassault, microaggression, and microinsult. The study concluded that African American college students have experienced microaggression at a PWI, especially in the classroom.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Courtney Lynette, "Microaggression in the College Environment: Narratives of African American Students at a Predominantly White Institution" (2017). Masters Theses. 2747.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/2747
Included in
African American Studies Commons, Higher Education Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Student Counseling and Personnel Services Commons
