A Critical Interpretation of Policies for Minority Students in Washington State
Presented is a critical ethnographic analysis of minority culture-based policies and programs on six university campuses in Washington state and how their existence contributes to the retention and success of students of color and to increased racial and ideological separatism. Conclusions are based on interviews with 60 educators intimately involved with programs and policies that attempt to support or reinforce the culture and heritage of specific ethnic minority student groups.
Contributor Notes
Dr. June A. Gordon is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, teaching courses in diversity and identity. She completed her doctorate in Policy Studies at the University of Washington with a three-city study asking teachers of color their views on why students of color are not choosing careers in education. June has completed projects in community college entry and discipline issues for at-risk students and is now studying issues of Asian American attitudes toward teaching careers, gang affiliation, success in higher education, and Latino identity on the college campus. For more information about this article or Dr. Gordon's research, please contact her at: jagordon@cats.ucsc.edu.
