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Rosenwald Junior College
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Rosenwald Junior College

Allison Marie Riggle
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2009

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In this dual case study, I build a place matters framework in order to understand the experiences of students and staff at Rosenwald Junior College. Rosenwald Junior College was one of Florida.s 12 Black community colleges in the mid-20th century. The dual case study has as its specific purpose to recognize, identify, and describe the interconnectedness of agency and social structure within a complex social phenomenon. My two cases include the staff and students of Rosenwald Junior College and the president of the college. I propose that the two cases are complementary and collaborative and can potentially illuminate the complex sociopolitical and historical connections between biography and social structure. My dual case study design is integral to my place matters framework. I define place by two perspectives "insider to outsider" and "insider to insider." The "insider to outsider" perspective relies on the concept of image and the "insider to insider" perspective on caring. In particular, I create a theoretical framework of place that interconnects image and caring. I use the participants. stories to determine how the major thematic identifiers, image and caring, develop a framework centered on the construct place. This study is phenomenological and influenced by Goffman's dramaturgy and a Black feminist ethic of care.
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