COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Patricia Miller
TITLE: INVISIBLE WOMAN: A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF POSTSECONDARY BLACK WOMEN BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN IDENTITY AND CRITICAL THINKING AS SUCCESS OUTCOMES
ABSTRACT: How do postsecondary Black women’s identities influence success outcomes? The purpose of this study explored how Black female identities intersected to influence critical thinking skills to achieve academic success outcomes. Research regarding the roles and intersecting identities of Black females in academic and professional roles remains limited. However, extant research underscored how Black women in academic and professional contexts do not perform at levels commensurate with their White counterparts on standardized testing or key professional endeavors that require critical thinking.
This research explored how Black female identity, specifically according to two theories, Paradoxical Spaces, and Triple Consciousness Theory, served as a foundational construct to undergird the approach to a researcher-developed conceptual framework, The Crypt of Black Female Thought. The purpose of this framework explored the experiences of postsecondary Black female identities in educational and professional contexts with an aim to determine how this framework assists in understanding the fair distribution of resources in an academic or professional setting. The findings of the study provide a strategic plan that proposes to encourage professional development for senior academic professionals thereby bridging the gap in preparing Black women for future academic and professional success.
Zoom Meeting:
https://pvpanther.zoom.us/j/97995719268?pwd=WlhWTURHVjRzVkxwV0FrM1ExNHE3UT09
Meeting ID: 979 9571 9268