Regina Deil-Amen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4136763 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Regina Deil-Amen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Regina |
| FAMILY NAME | Deil-Amen |
| SIGNATURE | DEIL-AMEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Regina Deil-Amen, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor, Department of Education Policy Studies—Educational Theory and Policy Program, Pennsylvania State University. Her main fields of interest are sociology of education/higher education, community colleges, stratification and inequality, race-ethnicity, and postsecondary vocational colleges. She is currently conducting an ethnographic study of urban low-performing, low-SES, community college-bound students' transition from high school to community college. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Cultivating a Transfer-Receptive Culture
Race Without Gender? Trends and Limitations in the Higher Education Scholarship Regarding Men of Color
The underrepresentation and underperformance of men of color relative to women of color within institutions of higher education have been extensively studied the past 20 years. The purpose of this study is to understand trends in how this research has been conducted rather than understand “best practices” to support this student population. To achieve this, we reviewed 153 pieces of scholarship from 1999 to 2019 using an intersectional and critic…
Socio-Academic Integrative Moments
Additional informationNotes on contributorsRegina Deil-AmenRegina Deil-Amen is a professor in The Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona
Charter Building and Labor Market Contacts in Two-Year Colleges
How do unselective schools that serve disadvantaged students get employers to recognize their graduates' qualifications? This study examined whether low-status colleges (whose credentials may not be widely understood) rely on the traditional college charter or engage in charter-building activities to get employers to recognize students' value. Examining occupational programs in public and private two-year colleges, the authors found that both typ…
The Social Prerequisites of Success
A study of fourteen colleges finds that community colleges require certain kinds of social know-how—skills and knowledge less available to disadvantaged students. They present seven obstacles: (1) bureaucratic hurdles, (2) confusing choices, (3) student-initiated guidance, (4) limited counselor availability, (5) poor advice from staff, (6) delayed detection of costly mistakes, and (7) poor handling of conflicting demands. However, we find that a …
The Unintended Consequences of Stigma-Free Remediation
Social stratification may emerge within efforts to reduce it. Although open admissions policies increase access to college, many students may not really be college students; they are taking noncredit remedial courses, which raises concerns about stigma and cooled-out aspirations. Studying two community colleges, this article describes a remedial approach that avoids stigma and cooling out but creates unintended consequences. Analyses of interview…
The Unintended Consequences of Stigma-Free Remediation
Social stratification may emerge within efforts to reduce it. Although open admissions policies increase access to college, many students may not really be college students; they are taking noncredit remedial courses, which raises concerns about stigma and cooled-out aspirations. Studying two community colleges, this article describes a remedial approach that avoids stigma and cooling out but creates unintended consequences. Analyses of interview…
The Social Prerequisites of Success
A study of fourteen colleges finds that community colleges require certain kinds of social know-how—skills and knowledge less available to disadvantaged students. They present seven obstacles: (1) bureaucratic hurdles, (2) confusing choices, (3) student-initiated guidance, (4) limited counselor availability, (5) poor advice from staff, (6) delayed detection of costly mistakes, and (7) poor handling of conflicting demands. However, we find that a …
Socio-Academic Integrative Moments
Additional informationNotes on contributorsRegina Deil-AmenRegina Deil-Amen is a professor in The Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona
Charter Building and Labor Market Contacts in Two-Year Colleges
How do unselective schools that serve disadvantaged students get employers to recognize their graduates' qualifications? This study examined whether low-status colleges (whose credentials may not be widely understood) rely on the traditional college charter or engage in charter-building activities to get employers to recognize students' value. Examining occupational programs in public and private two-year colleges, the authors found that both typ…
The Unintended Consequences of Stigma-Free Remediation
Social stratification may emerge within efforts to reduce it. Although open admissions policies increase access to college, many students may not really be college students; they are taking noncredit remedial courses, which raises concerns about stigma and cooled-out aspirations. Studying two community colleges, this article describes a remedial approach that avoids stigma and cooling out but creates unintended consequences. Analyses of interview…
The Social Prerequisites of Success
A study of fourteen colleges finds that community colleges require certain kinds of social know-how—skills and knowledge less available to disadvantaged students. They present seven obstacles: (1) bureaucratic hurdles, (2) confusing choices, (3) student-initiated guidance, (4) limited counselor availability, (5) poor advice from staff, (6) delayed detection of costly mistakes, and (7) poor handling of conflicting demands. However, we find that a …
Charter Building and Labor Market Contacts in Two-Year Colleges
How do unselective schools that serve disadvantaged students get employers to recognize their graduates' qualifications? This study examined whether low-status colleges (whose credentials may not be widely understood) rely on the traditional college charter or engage in charter-building activities to get employers to recognize students' value. Examining occupational programs in public and private two-year colleges, the authors found that both typ…
Socio-Academic Integrative Moments
Additional informationNotes on contributorsRegina Deil-AmenRegina Deil-Amen is a professor in The Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona
Race Without Gender? Trends and Limitations in the Higher Education Scholarship Regarding Men of Color
The underrepresentation and underperformance of men of color relative to women of color within institutions of higher education have been extensively studied the past 20 years. The purpose of this study is to understand trends in how this research has been conducted rather than understand “best practices” to support this student population. To achieve this, we reviewed 153 pieces of scholarship from 1999 to 2019 using an intersectional and critic…
Cultivating a Transfer-Receptive Culture
Higher Education Research Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Higher education (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Academic advising (2 works) · Disadvantaged (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)