ERIC Number: EJ1160844
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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"I've Struggled, I've Battled": Invisibility Microaggressions Experienced by Women of Color at a Predominantly White Institution
Mena, Jasmine A.; Vaccaro, Annemarie
NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, v10 n3 p301-318 2017
This study used critical ethnography to document microaggressions experienced by women Staff and Faculty of Color at a predominantly White institution of higher education. This article focuses on invisibility, a specific type of microaggression, which emerged as a prominent finding. Participant narratives explicated three manifestations of environmental microaggressions (campus, disciplinary/professional, and community invisibility) and two forms of interpersonal microaggressions (professional and leadership invisibility). Recommendations for higher education professionals are provided.
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Aggression, Minority Group Teachers, College Faculty, Women Faculty, Racial Composition, Whites, Higher Education, Work Environment, College Environment, Interpersonal Relationship, Qualitative Research, Social Isolation, Collegiality, Ethnography, Participant Observation, Semi Structured Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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