ERIC Number: EJ1051311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jun
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"Do You Live in a Teepee?" Aboriginal Students' Experiences with Racial Microaggressions in Canada
Clark, D. Anthony; Kleiman, Sela; Spanierman, Lisa B.; Isaac, Paige; Poolokasingham, Gauthamie
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, v7 n2 p112-125 Jun 2014
The purpose of the current qualitative investigation was to examine Aboriginal undergraduates' (N = 6) experiences with racial microaggressions at a leading Canadian university. The research team analyzed focus group data using a modified consensual qualitative research approach (Hill, Thompson, & Williams, 1997). The authors identified 5 distinct themes that represented Aboriginal students' experiences with racial microaggressions on campus: (a) encountering expectations of primitiveness, (b) enduring unconstrained voyeurism, (c) withstanding jealous accusations, (d) experiencing curricular elimination or misrepresentation, and (e) living with day-to-day cultural and social isolation. Some themes were similar to previous research, whereas others were novel to the current investigation. Implications for future research and campus interventions are discussed.
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Indigenous Populations, Canada Natives, Undergraduate Students, Aggression, Focus Groups, Expectation, Social Bias, Ethnic Stereotypes, Social Isolation, Thematic Approach, Foreign Countries, Social Attitudes, Cultural Differences, Student Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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