Navigating the Scholarly Path as a First-Generation Doctoral Student: Personal, Political, and Intellectual Perspectives

Crystena A. H. Parker-Shandal

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004690479_001

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This chapter serves as an exploration into the multifaceted journeys of first-generation students who pursue doctoral studies in education. Many candidates entering postgraduate programs are expected to already carry the cultural and social capital required to navigate graduate school successfully. The nascent experiences of those who are the first person in their families to pursue a university education—and to continue to graduate school—are particularly unique. While some higher education institutions are increasing access to diverse candidates, a patriarchal and hegemonic ethos prevails in academia. The experiences of those pursuing a doctorate in education who are from marginalized sociocultural and economic backgrounds are further complicated by having to navigate these structures. Understanding the experiences of doctoral students from various education programs globally, and of those who advise doctoral students (some of whom are first-generation graduates themselves), is essential for creating an inclusive, democratic, and critical space for the study of education. It involves examining the tensions and opportunities in various doctoral education programs. This collection of narratives cultivates intricately detailed viewpoints concerning the doctoral journey. More significantly, it endeavors to chart a course for dismantling the persistent barriers ingrained within academia, thereby engendering an atmosphere that is truly inclusive, democratic, and imbued with a critical spirit for the advancement of educational exploration.

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Personal, Political, and Intellectual Perspectives from the First-Generation Doctoral Experience

Series: The Doctoral Journey in Education, Volume: 3

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004690479

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 24 Jan 2024

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