First-Gen Docs
Personal, Political, and Intellectual Perspectives from the First-Generation Doctoral Experience
Gebonden Engels 2024 9789004690462Samenvatting
This collection is an inspiring compilation of personal narratives that delve into the remarkable journeys of first-generation doctoral graduates in education. It unveils their struggles, triumphs, and transformations as they navigate academia, driven by passion and a commitment to breaking barriers. Their stories depict resilience, resistance, and the pursuit of excellence as they confront the challenges of being the first in their families to embark on the rigorous, intellectually demanding path of obtaining a doctoral degree. From diverse backgrounds, cultures, and disciplines, some of these first-gen docs now serve as advisers to the next generation of doctoral students.
Readers will be captivated by narratives of sacrifice, courage, and academic identity formation, shedding light on the transformative impact on families and communities. First-Gen Docs: Personal, Political, and Intellectual Perspectives from the First-Generation Doctoral Experience underscores the role of mentors, allies, and inclusivity, inspiring future generations in academia and beyond.
Contributors are: Nur Diyanah Anwar, Miguel Baique, Nina Bascia, Kathy Bickmore, Jinny Menon, Elizabeth Montaño, Newton Asakhulu Mukolwe, R. Nanre Nafziger, Yecid Ortega, Crystena A. H. Parker-Shandal, Rosaisela Rodriguez, Janel Janiczek Smith and Zora Wolfe.
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
Brent Bradford
Acknowledgments
About the Cover
Lorrie Gallant
List of Figures
Contributors’ Quotes
Notes on Contributors
1 Navigating the Scholarly Path as a First-Generation Doctoral Student:
Personal, Political, and Intellectual Perspectives
Crystena A. H. Parker-Shandal
PART 1: Building Resilience and Grit for Academic Growth: Voices of
First-Generation Doctoral Graduates
2 The Crooked Path: Storied Moments in My Doctoral Journey
Jinny Menon
3 The End of the Climbing Lane: Completing a PhD in Education in
Kenya
Newton Asakhulu Mukolwe
4 Identities, Experiences, and the Looking-Glass: Reflections on Navigating
the Doctoral Journey
Nur Diyanah Anwar
5 Sparking the Flame Within: From the Slums to the Academic World
Yecid Ortega
6 “Coming Home”: A Juxtaposition of Returning “Home” as a First-
Generation Doctoral Student
&esmp;Miguel Baique
7 Looking Backward to Move Forward: One First-Generation Doctoral
Student’s Journey
&esmp;Janel Janiczek Smith
8 The Journey Within: Inner Resonances of Doctoral Soundings
&esmp;R. Nanre Nafziger
PART 2: Culminating Success and Beyond: Adviser
Perspectives
9 (Almost) Every Doctoral Student Is a First-Generation Doctoral
Student
&esmp;Nina Bascia
10 First-Generation Chicanas with Doctorates Advocating for the Next
Generation of Educational Leaders
&esmp;Elizabeth Montaño and Rosaisela Rodriguez
11 Program Supports for First-Generation Education Doctoral Students: A
Faculty Perspective
&esmp;Zora Wolfe
Final Thoughts
Afterword
&esmp;Kathy Bickmore
Rubrieken
- advisering
- algemeen management
- coaching en trainen
- communicatie en media
- economie
- financieel management
- inkoop en logistiek
- internet en social media
- it-management / ict
- juridisch
- leiderschap
- marketing
- mens en maatschappij
- non-profit
- ondernemen
- organisatiekunde
- personal finance
- personeelsmanagement
- persoonlijke effectiviteit
- projectmanagement
- psychologie
- reclame en verkoop
- strategisch management
- verandermanagement
- werk en loopbaan