College of Doctoral Studies
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COLORISM EFFECT IN CAREER PROGRESSION OF BLACK WOMEN
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The 10 Key Strategic Points
Christina N. Sanders
Grand Canyon University: RSD 881
March 27, 2019
Christina - You have a great start. There are a few questions and clarifications that are needed that we can work together to address in class. I look forward to meeting with you this coming week and learning more about your study. Dr Singer Pressman
10 Strategic Points
Comments or Feedback
Broad Topic Area
Exploring how Black women college graduates perceive colorism and how it influences career progression
Lit Review
a. Background of the problem/gap;
Theoretical foundations (models and theories to be the foundation for study); i. Critical Skin Theory: This theory developed from Critical Race Theory (CRT).
ii. Schlossberg Transition Theory:
. Review of literature topics with a critical theme for each one;
c. Summary
d. i. Caucasians on the cusp of Western civilization aspired to a racial world order that defined Caucasian as a superior racial status.
e. iii. Globalization places light skin as higher on the hierarchy of mankind than darker skin individuals in a racial world order. In other words, light skin people were considered superior than darker skin people (Hall, 2018).
f. iv. Gap in terms of finding additional research to examine how Black women college graduates perceive colorism influences their career progression and job satisfaction in different cities in the United States.
The gap needs to be better established. A good way to do this is to find reference to your research problem within the discussion or future research areas of existing, recent (within 2-3 years) peer-reviewed research.
Problem Statement
It is known how
Research Questions
Sample
a) Location: Atlanta, Georgia
) Target population:
c) Sample: A sample of 25 African American women consisting of women from who have graduated from Clark.
Describe the Phenomenon
Methodology and Design
This study is a qualitative case study design. A qualitative case study design will allow the researcher to focus on determining the influence of colorism on black women and career progression.
Have you considered case study or descriptive?
Purpose Statement
The purpose of this qualitative case study is to explore how black women college graduates perceive colorism in Atlanta, Georgia.
Format for the Purpose Statement should be methodology + design + problem statement + population + location.
Data Collection Instruments and Approach
a. The researcher will look into interviewing post-graduate black women from ages 30to 40.
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c. Questionnaires will be sent out to 100 people to black women who graduated from a historical black college. 40 questionnaires will be needed for this study.
d. The researcher will send out a request for interviews to 15 to 20 people. 10 people will be needed to conduct this study.
e. The researcher will conduct a literature review on articles related to colorism and its influence on career progression among women living in Atlanta, Georgia.
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ow your sample. You will need to include more detail re phenomenological design if you stick with that (but it is not the best design choice for you) or include extra detail if a case study. Also note archival data cannot be used in a phenomenological design.
Data Analysis Approach
a. Data will be organized and prepared for analysis.
. Descriptive statistics will summarize the data.
c. Coding will generate themes to address research questions.
This is not accurate for phenom.
References
Blake, J. J., Keith, V. M., Luo, W., Le, H., & Salter, P XXXXXXXXXXThe role of colorism in explaining African American females’ suspension risk. School Psychology Quarterly, 32(1), 118. http:
dx.doi.org/10.1037/spq0000173
Chaney, C. D., & Perkins, R. M. (2018). " His and" Her" Perspectives: The Dichotomy of Colorism in a Black Ma
iage. Journal of Colorism Studies, 3(1), 1-24. Retrieved from https:
search.proquest.com/openview/fb549ab5c84349337e472e90d9e71a74/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2035678
Charles, C. (2011). Skin bleaching and prestige complexion of sexual attraction. Sexuality & Culture, 15, XXXXXXXXXXRetrieved from https:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/ XXXXXXXXXX#articleCitationDownloadContaine
Hall, R. E XXXXXXXXXXThe globalization of light skin colorism: From critical race to critical skin theory. American Behavioral Scientist, 62(14), 2133–2145. https:
doi.org/10.1177/ XXXXXXXXXX
Haller, M., & Hoellinger, F XXXXXXXXXXFemale employment and the change of gender roles: The conflictual relationship between participation and attitudes in international comparison. International Sociology, 9(1), XXXXXXXXXXRetrieved from https:
doi.org/10.1177/ XXXXXXXXXX
Milan-Tyner, N XXXXXXXXXXThe impact of race, gender, and class on career development: perceptions of African American women. Retrieved from https:
dw.rowan.edu/etd/2533
Obaahema Network XXXXXXXXXX, November). Effects of skin bleaching. Retrieved from http:
www.scirp.org/(S(i43dyn45teexjx455qlt3d2q))
eference/ReferencesP apers.aspx?ReferenceID=138861
Re Powell, N. M. C. (2017). Colorism bias in hiring decisions: Disentangling the effects of hair type and skin tone (Doctoral dissertation, Wayne State University). Reference Information. Retrieved from https:
digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/1732
Sims, C., & Hirudayaraj, M XXXXXXXXXXThe impact of colorism on the career aspirations and career opportunities of women in India. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 18(1), XXXXXXXXXXRetrieved from https:
doi.org/10.1177/ XXXXXXXXXX
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Dissertation Prospectus
Sample Qualitative Research Prospectus
Colorism and its influence on African American post-graduate women career progression
Submitted by
Christina N. Sanders
October 9, 2019
Dr. Rowell
The Prospectus Overview and Instructions
The prospectus is
ief document that serves as a road map for the dissertation. It provides the essential framework to guide the development of the dissertation proposal. The prospectus builds on the 10 Strategic Points (shown in Appendix A) and should be no longer than 6-10 pages, excluding the criteria tables and the appendices. The prospectus will be expanded to become the dissertation proposal (Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the dissertation), which will, in turn, be expanded to become the complete dissertation (Chapters 1-5). In short, the prospectus is a plan for the proposal. Prior to developing the prospectus, the 10 Strategic points should be reviewed with the chair and committee to ensure the points are aligned and form a clear, defined, and doable study. The10 Strategic Points should be included in Appendix A of this prospectus document.
It is important to ensure the prospectus is well written from the very first draft. The most important consideration when writing the prospectus is using the required criteria specified in the criterion table below each section and writing specifically to each criterion! Also critical is for learners to follow standard paragraph structure: (1) contains a topic sentence defining the focus of the paragraph, (2) discusses only that single topic, (3) contains three to five sentences, and (4) includes a transition sentence to the next paragraph or section. The sentences should also be structurally co
ect, short, and focused. Throughout the dissertation process, learners are expected to always produce a well-written document as committee members and peer reviewers will not edit writing. If prospectus it is not well written, reviewers may reject the document and require the learner to address writing issues before they will review it again. Remove this page and the sample criterion table below upon submission for review.
Prospectus Instructions:
1. Read the entire Prospectus Template to understand the requirements for writing your prospectus. Each section contains a na
ative overview of what should be included in the section and a table with required criteria for each section. WRITE TO THE CRITERIA, as they will be used to assess the prospectus for overall quality and feasibility of your proposed research study.
2. As you draft each section, delete the na
ative instructions and insert your work related to that section. Use the criterion table for each section to ensure that you address the requirements for that particular section. Do not delete
emove the criterion table as this is used by you and your committee to evaluate your prospectus.
3. Prior to submitting your prospectus for review by your chair or methodologist, use the criteria table for each section to complete a realistic self-evaluation, inserting what you believe is your score for each listed criterion into the Learner Self-Evaluation column. This is an exercise in self-evaluation and critical reflection, and to ensure that you completed all sections, addressing all required criteria for that section.
4. The scoring for the criteria ranges from a 0-3 as defined below. Complete a realistic and thoughtful evaluation of your work. Your chair and methodologist will also use the criterion tables to evaluate your work.
5. Your Prospectus should be no longer than 6-10 pages when the tables are deleted.
Score
Assessment
0
Item Not Present
1
Item is Present. Does Not Meet Expectations. Revisions are Required: Not all components are present. Large gaps are present in the components that leave the reader with significant questions. All items scored at 1 must be addressed by learner per reviewer comments.
2
Item is Acceptable. Meets Expectations. Some Revisions May Be Required Now or in the Future. Component is present and adequate. Small gaps are present that leave the reader with questions. Any item scored at 2 must be addressed by the learner per the reviewer comments.
3
Item Exceeds Expectations. No Revisions Required. Component is addressed clearly and comprehensively. No gaps are present that leave the reader with questions. No changes required.
Dissertation Prospectus
Introduction
Colorism is an unending issue for U.S. ethnic minorities (Bell; 2019; Dhillon-Jamerson, XXXXXXXXXXResearch already indicates that African Women are treated indifferently due to their skin tone ((Milan-Tyner, 2018); Medvedeva, Frisby & Moore, XXXXXXXXXXColorism has an impact on women in innumerable ways given that they also face ba
iers unique to them such as sexism which African American men do not face and this constitutes a double burden for African American women (Dhillon-Jamerson, 2018; Reece, XXXXXXXXXXProfessional lives of women are also affected due to Colorism, mainly because women with light complexion are perceived as more attractive to their employers compared to their dark-complexioned counterparts (Bell, XXXXXXXXXXUndergraduate students already have a mindset that their professional aspirations can be hindered due to their gender, race, and class (Milan-Tyner, XXXXXXXXXXStudies are being conducted to have a better understanding of the different aspects of Colorism. Every black woman has her own story, commenting that they have the knowledge about the messages of Colorism and have experienced all the messages as unfavorable (Fernandez, XXXXXXXXXXEven though cu
ent studies already indicate that colorism affects education received by women of color (Dhillon-Jamerson, 2018; Kim & O'Brien, 2018)