participants
student representation
sample size
IDIs
In-depth Interviews
N=12
FGDs
Affinity-Based Focus Groups
11 groups, N=4
The term “underrepresented students” in the context of this study refers to both historically underrepresented students, including students with disabilities, students who are BIPOC, First Gen students, and Undocumented students, in addition to students facing particular hardships in a virtual or pandemic setting this year, such as international students, student caregivers, or students who have COVID-19 or family members with COVID-19.
affinity-based focus groups
Black Students
Asian Students
International Students
White Students
(comparison group)
LatinX Students
Arab Students
Part-time Students
Domestic Students
(comparison group)
Indigenous Students
LGBTQIA+ Students
Full-time Students (comparison group)
In keeping with the holder of identities practice, DL facilitated the Asian focus group, RF the Latinx and LGBTQIA+ focus groups, and NM and SH the international and Arab focus groups, and LR the Black student focus group. For Indigenous students, consent was obtained from the participants to allow students who don’t hold the affinity group identities to come into the space to facilitate as no one in the research team held the Indigenous identity.
In keeping with the holder of identities practice, DL facilitated the Asian focus group, RF the Latinx and LGBTQIA+ focus groups, and NM and SH the international and Arab focus groups, and LR the Black student focus group. For Indigenous students, consent was obtained from the participants to allow students who don’t hold the affinity group identities to come into the space to facilitate as no one in the research team held the Indigenous identity.
VENUE
FGDs & IDIs occured via Zoom
dates
March - May 2021
topic
HGSE experience and the
policies and practices that impact the experience