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The Wanderer, the Chameleon, and the Warrior

Experiences of Doctoral Students of Color Developing a Research Identity in Educational Administration

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ID2385258
AuthorsElizabeth Murakami-Ramalho (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Elizabeth Murakami (0000-0002-6477-0966), Joyce Piert (University of Michigan–Flint), Matthew Militello (0000-0002-6988-1868, North Carolina State University)
Year2008
Volume14
Issue5
Pages806-834
Publication date2008-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1077800408318309
OpenAlexW2049012741
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited26

In this article, the authors use their personal narratives and collaborative portraits as methods to shed light on the complexities of developing a research identity while journeying through a doctoral program. Using the metaphors of a wanderer, a chameleon, and a warrior, their narratives represent portraits of experiences faced by doctoral students at the peak of their epistemological and ontological growth. Borrowing from Lawrence-Lightfoot and Davis's alternative methodology of portraiture, the authors create portraits through personal narratives, which provide voice, reflexivity, and context to the stories told. Significant factors that fostered the students' research identity were present within the author's lived experiences and continued to evolve throughout the doctoral program. Inhibiting factors included the negotiation of a temporary loss of identity for full-time students, normative and analytical modes required by doctoral programs, and a lack of consideration for issues of diversity within the doctoral program

Aesthetics · Art · Context (archaeology · Diversity (politics · Epistemology · Identity (music · Literature · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Normative · Portrait · Reflexivity · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · History · Philosophy · Reflective Practices in Education

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Citations per year0,77
Citation span2013 - 2026 (14)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 10
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