Impact of Race, Tracking and Advanced Course Experiences on Self-Esteem, Identity and Access to Higher Education Among Students of Color

Impact of Race, Tracking and Advanced Course Experiences on Self-Esteem, Identity and Access to Higher Education Among Students of Color

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Main Author: Ware, Katharine A.
Language:English
Published: Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK 2021
Subjects:
Sociology
Race
Education
Self-esteem
Self-concept
Access to higher education
Tracking
Advanced courses
Competing identities
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin162185409149494
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-oberlin1621854091494942021-08-03T07:17:27Z Impact of Race, Tracking and Advanced Course Experiences on Self-Esteem, Identity and Access to Higher Education Among Students of Color Ware, Katharine A. Sociology Race Education Self-esteem Self-concept Access to higher education Tracking Advanced courses Competing identities This paper contributes to existing research on race, educational experiences, access to higher education, and self-esteem. Through fifteen in-depth interviews with Oberlin students of color, I investigate the impact of tracking in high school experiences as it relates to self-esteem and identity. Additionally, I examine how these experiences, along with educational support, affect access to higher education. Three major findings emerge. First, during late elementary school/early middle school, students are assessed, grouped by presumed abilities, and placed in specific, racialized educational tracks. My participants described a train analogy in which the advanced track train leaves the station in early middle school. Once departed, there are minimal opportunities to change tracks, creating barriers to advanced high school classes, further disadvantaging students of color regarding access to higher education. Second, competing identities emerge, particularly among Black and biracial students tracked into advanced courses. An educational identity—in which students strive for academic excellence—emerges alongside a social identity rooted in cultural dissonance, isolation, and alienation during interactions with Black peers/community members with limited access to higher education. These dueling identities affect self-concept and self-esteem negatively. Third, high school type (i.e., public or private) impacts students’ access to resources ranging from preparatory skills to individualized guidance counselor support. Elite colleges tend to recruit from predominantly white private high schools, thus perpetuating racialized gatekeeping practices and further disadvantaging students of color. 2021-06-23 English text Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin162185409149494 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin162185409149494 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Sociology
Race
Education
Self-esteem
Self-concept
Access to higher education
Tracking
Advanced courses
Competing identities
spellingShingle Sociology
Race
Education
Self-esteem
Self-concept
Access to higher education
Tracking
Advanced courses
Competing identities
Ware, Katharine A.
Impact of Race, Tracking and Advanced Course Experiences on Self-Esteem, Identity and Access to Higher Education Among Students of Color
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title_short Impact of Race, Tracking and Advanced Course Experiences on Self-Esteem, Identity and Access to Higher Education Among Students of Color
title_full Impact of Race, Tracking and Advanced Course Experiences on Self-Esteem, Identity and Access to Higher Education Among Students of Color
title_fullStr Impact of Race, Tracking and Advanced Course Experiences on Self-Esteem, Identity and Access to Higher Education Among Students of Color
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