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Construction for Societal Success: A Critical Examination of Paternalism at a Mid-Atlantic Historically Black University (Poster 2)

Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT (9:50 to 11:20am MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F - Poster Session

Abstract

Historically, higher education institutions assumed responsibility over the safety and development of students under the “in loco parentis” doctrine. Although there was a decline of paternalism in higher education after the landmark ruling of Dixon v. Alabama in 1961, Historically Black Colleges and Universities “maintained stringent codes of conduct” (Njoku et al., 2017, 785) to develop, protect, empower a marginalized demographic of students through modes of social construction. This presentation will present findings from a critical case study on a mid-Atlantic HBCU using critical method document analysis to evaluate how paternalistic beliefs, values, and attitudes of institutional actors are communicated to students through policies published in student handbooks overtime, and how this enhances or diminishes student agency.

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