First-Gen Docs

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-69046-2
Verlag: de Gruyter Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 170 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 449 g

Reihe: The Doctoral Journey in Education

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parker-Shandal, Crystena

Weitere Mitwirkende

Parker-Shandal, Crystena A. H.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editor’s Foreword: The Doctoral Journey in Education

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

Über Autor(innen)

Crystena A. H. Parker-Shandal, PhD (2012), University of Toronto, is Associate Professor of Social Development Studies at Renison University College, University of Waterloo. She is the author of Restorative Justice in the Classroom: Liberating Students' Voices through Relational Pedagogy (2022), Peacebuilding, Citizenship, and Identity: Empowering Conflict and Dialogue in Multicultural Classrooms (2016), and co-editor of Finding Refuge in Canada: Narratives of Dislocation (2021).