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A Qualitative Study of African American Male Community College Students’ Education Abroad Experience in Senegal, West Africa

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ID21650046
AuthorsLawson Bush (California State University System), Phyllis Jeffers-Coly, Edward Bush, Edward C Bush (Cosumnes River College), Libby Lewis (California State University System)
Year2022
Volume34
Issue2
Pages257-279
Publication date2022-08-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1085-4568 • E-ISSN: 2380-8144
PublisherThe Forum on Education Abroad (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.36366/frontiers.v34i2.610
OpenAlexW4294120763
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited8

This paper is a critical qualitative study of African American male community college students’ education abroad experience in Senegal, West Africa. Currently, there is a lack of research that focuses directly on Black men who are studying abroad. Using African American male theory as the framework, four major themes emerged: men to boys, challenging the notion of counternarratives, identity, and not-so-distant cousins. These themes point collectively to a transformative experience for the participants. Notably, the educational experience transformed the participants’ cultural, social, and racial identities, as the trip fostered a combination of vulnerability and safety that created the conditions for Black men to grow and transform

African american · Critical race theory · Ethnology · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Study abroad · Transformative learning · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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