Date of Award
2024
Degree Type
Open Access Dissertation
Degree Name
Education PhD, Joint with San Diego State University
Program
School of Educational Studies
Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair
Eric Felix & Linda Perkins
Dissertation or Thesis Committee Member
Marva Cappello
Dissertation or Thesis Committee Member
Manuel Diaz
Terms of Use & License Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Rights Information
© 2024 Wesley M Cox
Keywords
African American, Black, College Campuses, College students, LGBTQ+, Sense of Belonging
Subject Categories
African American Studies | Higher Education | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Queer Studies
Abstract
This dissertation takes a non-traditional approach to qualitative research. Kikimethodology focuses on the lives and perspectives of Black Queer and Transgender college students. This dissertation shows how these collegians navigate identity politics, resource centers, and seek out belonging on their campus. The findings hone in on four broader themes: (a) relationships with peers; (b) relationships with faculty/staff; (c) campus environment; and (d) intersectionality. This dissertation is about Black Queer and Transgender advocacy, knowledge, leadership, life and expression in context with college campuses. The results of this research center on the students’ navigation of campus, agency, family, programming, student leadership, and belonging within 4-year public educational institutions in California. Higher education and student affairs professionals can gain valuable insight from better understanding the lived experiences of students who navigate and persevere through the intersections of race and sexuality.
ISBN
9798302180070
Recommended Citation
Cox, Wesley M.. (2024). Black LGBTQ+ Students’ Perceptions of Belonging: Resource Centers, Relationships, and Intersectionality on College Campuses. CGU Theses & Dissertations, 910. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/910.
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African American Studies Commons, Higher Education Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Queer Studies Commons
