Confluences of Student Leadership and White Privilege: Exploring Consciousness-of-Self With White Student Leaders

Creator

Jeremy N. Davis

First Advisor

Birnbaum, Matthew

Document Type

Dissertation

Date Created

12-2020

Department

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Leadership Policy and Development: Higher Education and P-12 Education, LPD Student Work

Abstract

There is a growing body of literature signaling the relevance of race in leadership development, but many conventional models do not prompt exploration of this social identity. The omission of race in leadership curriculum is disadvantageous for all college students, but among White student leaders, it may be a continuance of White privilege. The purpose of this constructivist study was to explore how White student leaders make meaning of their racial identity, and corresponding privilege, through a relevant leadership framework. Racial caucusing was employed as a method to prompt discussion and gather narratives from four White student leaders. Findings from this narrative inquiry indicate how the confluences of race and leadership can advance self-awareness among White student leaders.

Extent

222 pages

Local Identifiers

Davis_unco_0161D_10885.pdf

Comments

Fall 2020 Graduate Dean's Citation for Outstanding Thesis, Dissertation, and Scholarly Project

Rights Statement

Copyright is held by the author.

Recommended Citation

Davis, Jeremy N., "Confluences of Student Leadership and White Privilege: Exploring Consciousness-of-Self With White Student Leaders" (2020). Dissertations. 724.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/dissertations/724