Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
12-6-2018
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Year of Publication
2018
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
College
Education
Department/School/Program
Educational Policy Studies and Eval
First Advisor
Dr. Kelly D. Bradley
Second Advisor
Dr. Neal Hutchens
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine national survey data from across the United States for respondents from two-year community colleges. Historically little empirical evidence exists in the literature about this population of students who identity as sexual minorities. The study begins with a historical overview of the LGBTQ rights movement. This provides a baseline for why studies including this invisible minority group are important and especially timely for two-year college campuses. Literature is barrowed from four-year college and university studies. Data were analyzed using the Rasch Partial Credit model. This analysis included testing for data-fit to the model, evaluation of items which did not fit the model, item mapping, differential functioning based on sexual identity, and standard descriptive statistics. The aim of this analysis was to determine if harassment, discrimination, and violence on campus towards sexual minority students occur and attempt to assess the prevalence of such activities. Results indicate that there doesn’t exist differences in responses between male and female participants. However, differences exist related to campus perceptions for sexual minority students and their non-minority (heterosexual) peers.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2018.447
Recommended Citation
Wolf, Baron Guy, "COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND SEXUAL MINORITIES: THE EXPERIENCE OF LGBTQ STUDENTS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES" (2018). Theses and Dissertations--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation. 61.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/epe_etds/61
