Existing in a Third World: The unique biracial educational experience

Posted in Dissertations, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, Teaching Resources on 2010-12-06 21:28Z by Steven

Existing in a Third World: The unique biracial educational experience

California State University, Long Beach
December 2007
90 pages
Publication Number: AAT 1451152
ISBN: 9780549405887

Ashley Benjamin

A Thesis Presented to the Department of Educational Psychology, Administration, and Counseling California State University, Long Beach In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Education

The purpose of this study is to explore the educational experience of the Black/White biracial student in order for educators to become better informed about the challenges that biracial students face during their educational years. In order to accomplish this task, data were collected through open-ended interviews and questionnaires and analyzed using a combination of “closed” and “open” coding techniques.

The results of this study indicated that biracial students have a unique educational experience and that racism and racial segregation are still a problem in today’s educational settings. The findings, in addition to the literature, also demonstrates the many challenges biracial students face within the educational context, thus making them potentially at risk for various emotional, social, and academic problems.

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