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Telling stories: Students and administrators talk about retention
Author(s) -
White Carolyne J.,
Shelley Clarence
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
new directions for student services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0695
pISSN - 0164-7970
DOI - 10.1002/ss.37119967404
Subject(s) - credibility , construct (python library) , narrative , promotion (chess) , criticism , psychology , racism , racial bias , pedagogy , higher education , public relations , sociology , social psychology , political science , gender studies , linguistics , philosophy , politics , computer science , law , programming language
This chapter uses autobiographical narratives by the authors and their student collaborators to construct a criticism of retention programs and their promotion of institutional racism. It concludes with suggestions for establishing the credibility of retention initiatives.