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ERIC Number: EJ1322576
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1542-3077
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Transitioning OUT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Students' Concerns in the Senior Year
Silver, Blake R.; Krietzberg, Lily; Kalaivanan, Tharuna
Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, v33 n2 p9-27 Fall 2021
As literature on the senior-year transition expands, scholars have explored the experiences of seniors from a range of sociodemographic groups. However, the senior-year transitions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) college students have yet to be examined. This neglect is surprising, given that prior studies suggest LGBQ students face unique constraints in the first-year transition and within the transition to adulthood more broadly. Analyzing data from 20 in-depth interviews, we aimed to understand the concerns of LGBQ-identified college seniors. A thematic analysis revealed four distinct concerns that were linked to students' identities as they looked toward life after graduation: (1) wariness about entering the workforce; (2) ambivalence about leaving the university; (3) concerns about navigating the coming-out process post-college; and (4) concerns about locating support. These findings have implications for research on college student transitions and student affairs practice.
National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. University of South Carolina, 1728 College Street, Columbia, SC 29208. Tel: 803-777-6229; Fax: 803-777-4699; e-mail: fye@sc.edu; Web site: http://sc.edu/fye/journal/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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