Othermothering
Exploring African American Graduate Students’ Decision to Pursue the Doctorate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9019475 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carmen M McCallum (0000-0002-3503-2454, Eastern Michigan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 953-976 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1546 • E-ISSN: 1538-4640 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221546.2020.1731262 |
| OpenAlex | W3009427491 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 30 |
The faculty-student relationship is one of the most influential relationships in a college student’s life. This is especially true for African American students. However, African American students often have trouble forming quality relationships with faculty, especially at predominantly White institutions. This study sought to better understand the characteristics of faculty-student relationships that influence African American students’ decision to pursue doctoral study. Using Othermothering as a conceptual framework, 41 semi-structured interviews were conducted with PhD students who reached candidacy. Influential relationships had Othermothering characteristics. A total of four themes epitomize those characteristics: (1) caring, (2) keeping it real, (3) high expectations, and (4) identity connections
African american · Candidacy · Graduate students · Higher education · Identity (music · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · White (mutation · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |