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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jul
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Developing Transfer Pride: An Exploration of Critical Race Pedagogy and the Summer Transfer Enrichment Program
Jain, Dimpal; Lucero, Iris; Bernal, Santiago; Herrera, Alfred; Solorzano, Daniel
Community College Review, v45 n3 p171-189 Jul 2017
Objective: This study examined the critical race pedagogy of the Summer Transfer Enrichment Program (STEP) over a 5-year span and how the curriculum and supplemental academic programming aided in the development of a positive transfer identity for its participants. Method: A mixed method convergent parallel design approach was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data in the forms of surveys and focus groups. Fifty-six students, the majority Latinx, responded to the survey along with 22 students in focus groups. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and a reiterative thematic coding process. Results: Students shared how their summer courses and additional workshops and speakers reflected critical race pedagogy, how they experienced racial isolation and discrimination once they transferred to a 4-year campus, and ultimately how they built a strong sense of transfer pride. Conclusion: Based on the study's findings, we encourage universities and colleges to build a more supportive transfer receptive culture that centralizes race and offers critical pedagogical spaces in its outreach efforts.
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Race, Summer Programs, Enrichment, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Transfer Students, Mixed Methods Research, Student Surveys, Focus Groups, Interviews, Data Analysis, Coding, Transfer Policy, Workshops, Student Experience, Racial Bias, Minority Group Students, Hispanic American Students, Financial Support, Program Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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