Date Approved
2020
Date Posted
2-16-2021
Degree Type
Open Access Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
Committee Member
Wendy Burke, PhD, Chair
Committee Member
Sylvia Jones, PhD
Committee Member
Nancy Copeland, PhD
Committee Member
Yvette Colón, PhD
Abstract
This dissertation study aims to illuminate the creation of safe spaces for marginalized youth through mentorship initiatives. Likewise, the study examines the roles of mentorship programs in transforming the lives of Black adolescent girls by providing them with tools to change the narratives depicted by society. A qualitative design was employed that used phenomenological interviewing techniques and ethnographic observations to explore the experiences of the Black adolescent girls in one university-sponsored mentorship program. The findings illustrate what is coined through this research—a critical Black feminist mentorship model that emphasizes an intersectional identity development, the actualization of voice, the creation and preservation of sisterhood and solidarity, and consciousness raising. The results, implications, and future research possibilities are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Logwood, Dyann C., "Critical Black feminist mentorship: A review of a middle school and university-sponsored program for adolescent Black girls" (2020). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 1050.
https://commons.emich.edu/theses/1050