First Advisor

Karen Haley

Term of Graduation

Spring 2024

Date of Publication

6-6-2024

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership: Postsecondary Education

Department

Educational Leadership and Policy

Language

English

Subjects

asset-based, case-study, CCW, CRT, portraiture, qualitative

DOI

10.15760/etd.3780

Physical Description

1 online resource (vi, 131 pages)

Abstract

Millions of undergraduate students have been identified as parents across the United States. Of those millions, a majority have been identified as undergraduate students of Color who are pregnant, parenting, frequently underrepresented, and often not equitably supported toward degree completion. The purpose of the qualitative single-site case study was to learn what undergraduate students of Color who are parenting have experienced, in terms of support for their continued enrollment, while earning baccalaureate degrees at Portland State University. Through an asset-based approach, this study elaborated on three key findings which include the persistent aspirations of undergraduate Students of Color (USPs of Color), despite the challenges they have faced, their resistance strategies, and their experiences with resources and resourcefulness. Recommendations offered in this study for future practice can be adopted by postsecondary education leaders, and community service leaders alike, to develop resources, improve current efforts, or amend policies and practices to equitably serve USPs of Color toward degree attainment.

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© 2024 Kimberly Denise Alvarez

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Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/42279

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