A Diffractive Analysis of the Dissertation Writing Experiences of African American Female Students
Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Date
10-2-2020
Abstract or Description
Presentation given to A Diffractive Analysis of the Dissertation Writing Experiences of African American Female Students.
Diffraction is a qualitative method of data analysis that occurs after qualitative coding (Mazzei, 2007). Diffractive analysis involves the application of multiple theoretical readings upon a data set to produce insights and possibilities that would not otherwise be possible (Barad, 2007; Mazzei, 2014; Ulmer, 2016). This presentation explores the possibilities of understanding that emerge through a diffractive reading of qualitative responses from a sample of African-American female doctoral students who were surveyed about their dissertation writing experiences. Data from these adult learners are diffracted through Black Feminist Thought and Critical Race Theory to reveal questions and understandings of African American women and their doctoral education experiences that are not accessible through qualitative data coding.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
Georgia Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
Location
Virtual
Source
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2020/2020/58/
Recommended Citation
Ross, Sabrina.
2020.
"A Diffractive Analysis of the Dissertation Writing Experiences of African American Female Students."
Department of Curriculum, Foundations, & Reading Faculty Presentations.
Presentation 379.
source: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2020/2020/58/
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/curriculum-facpres/379
