From Childhood to Adulthood: An Educational Memoir
Class
Article
Department
School of Teacher Education and Leadership
Faculty Mentor
J. Spencer Clark
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
This descriptive study uses an autoethnographic approach to document my own educational experiences from childhood to adulthood. Drawing from the conceptual lenses of race, class, and gender, I critically analyze my educational experiences in an effort to find answers to how and why I have had the opportunities and successes in learning institutions throughout my life. Along with intrinsic motivation and desire, my findings demonstrate the importance of having educated parents, access to affluent public schools, institutional knowledge, and a realization that being a middle class white male has its advantages and privileges. This study also proposes ideas for making education more accessible to all people by advocating the continued access to public education, equal funding opportunities for public schools, and programs that disseminate institutional knowledge to marginalized students and parents.
Start Date
4-9-2015 3:00 PM
From Childhood to Adulthood: An Educational Memoir
This descriptive study uses an autoethnographic approach to document my own educational experiences from childhood to adulthood. Drawing from the conceptual lenses of race, class, and gender, I critically analyze my educational experiences in an effort to find answers to how and why I have had the opportunities and successes in learning institutions throughout my life. Along with intrinsic motivation and desire, my findings demonstrate the importance of having educated parents, access to affluent public schools, institutional knowledge, and a realization that being a middle class white male has its advantages and privileges. This study also proposes ideas for making education more accessible to all people by advocating the continued access to public education, equal funding opportunities for public schools, and programs that disseminate institutional knowledge to marginalized students and parents.