Racial Conflict in a Higher Education Policy Vacuum

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  • Author(s): Blanca Elizabeth Vega (ORCID Blanca Elizabeth Vega (ORCID 0000-0002-9258-7552)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Education Policy Analysis Archives. 2024 32(5).
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/epaa
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      24
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Racism; Conflict; Higher Education; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Student Personnel Services; Training; Culturally Relevant Education; Student Personnel Workers; Grievance Procedures; Incidence
    • ISSN:
      1068-2341
    • Abstract:
      This study explored how 14 higher education and student affairs (HESA) professionals navigated institutional policy vacuums to address interpersonal racial conflict between students. Grounded in perspectives of policy vacuums, findings revealed that HESA professionals learned about racial conflict by referring to their own personal, professional, and academic training. Additionally, they employed strategies that were often self-generated and informal to address racial conflict. The paper concludes with a discussion of the findings, specifically highlighting that relying on HESA professionals' dispositions is an insufficient way to address racial conflict and that more institutional support is necessary to train racially responsive HESA professionals.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1425583