Empowering the Self, the Researcher, and the Leader: A "Testimonio" of a Latina in Higher Education

Autor/in	Cardoza, Daria Lisa
Titel	Empowering the Self, the Researcher, and the Leader: A "Testimonio" of a Latina in Higher Education
Quelle	(2017), (168 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-3551-1369-3
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Higher Education; Hispanic American Students; Personal Narratives; Educational Experience; Epistemology; Self Concept; Ethics; Correlation; Accountability; Ethnography; Rural Areas; Poverty; Early Parenthood; Instructional Leadership; Critical Theory; Race; Feminism; Researchers; College Faculty + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Erlebniserzählung; Bildungserfahrung; Erkenntnistheorie; Selbstkonzept; Ethik; Korrelation; Verantwortung; Ethnografie; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Armut; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Kritische Theorie; Rasse; Abstammung; Feminismus; Researcher; Forscher; Fakultät
Abstract	This dissertation, my "testimonio", is a critical self-reflection about my experiences as a Latina in higher education. I write my story with an awareness, a critical consciousness, of who I am as an individual in the shared spaces of my life--as a daughter, a sister, a mother, a student, a researcher, a teacher, a learner, a partner, a lover, a leader, and a work in progress--and an acute desire to be an agent of change. Through my educational journey, I have been able to honor my epistemological, "mestiza" consciousness, challenge how I view the world, my ontological framework, and understand how my ethics and values shape my work, my axiological influences. I utilize Wilson's (2008) Indigenous research paradigm that respects and values relationships and relational accountability. I share my personal, academic, and professional story through autoethnographic "testimonio" as a research method to challenge the master narrative about socioeconomically poor, rural students, teen parents, and Latina leaders in higher education. Through the lenses of Critical Race Theory, LatCrit, and Chicana/Latina/Mexicana feminist theories, provides for me the theoretical, epistemological, axiological and methodological congruency that permeates who I want to be as an individual, a researcher, and a leader in higher education. My dissertation is organized in both a traditional and non-traditional approach, much how I have lived my life--the chapters represent a standard structure while the content takes on a more organic format. Chapter 1 serves as the introduction and includes a statement of the problem, purpose of the study, and research questions; Chapter 2 provides a review of the literature, theories, and frameworks that have influenced my life and by extension, my research and my dissertation; and Chapter 3 describes the methodology utilized and the reason why it was selected. Chapters 4 and 5 serve as the data findings and conclusion, respectively. My "testimonio" must be shared not only within academia, but with families that value education and the abundance of rewards that are brought about by that goal. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01