Date of Award
2021
Document Type
Dissertation
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Salinas Jr., Cristobal
Abstract
This phenomenological study examined the experiences of Black male alumni in higher education to gain an in-depth understanding of the aspects that facilitated or impeded their desire to persist to degree completion. This study situated the internal and external aspects that supported or inhibited Black male persistence. And, this study examined how Black male alumni navigate race and racism in higher education. Critical race theory (CRT) is used in this study to examine the lived experiences of Black male alumni at predominately white institutions (PWIs) in higher education. The focus on alumni aids in implementing an anti-deficit approach to highlight Black male success. Anti-deficit research rejects the perpetuation of at-risk research, which presents Black males as incapable of thought production, lazy, criminal and violent. Instead, an antideficit approach illuminates Black male academic achievement and is strategic in replicating success for future Black male collegians. This approach was deemed necessary to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of Black male alumni at PWIs.
Extent
191 p.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Myron J., "“LIVING IN A BORROWED SPACE:” RACIAL EXPERIENCES OF BLACK MALE ALUMNI AND THEIR NAVIGATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DUALITIES AT PREDOMINATELY WHITE INSTITUTIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 657.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/657
Identifier
FA00013721
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Dissertation (PhD)--Florida Atlantic University, 2021.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.