Research on college student leadership is evolving, with more scholars studying the influence of social identities on the development
of student leaders. Gaps exist in the literature on how race influences leadership identity development for many social identities in
numerous institutional contexts, including for Latino men at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). Using a case study methodology, this
dissertation studied the influence of race on the leadership identity development of Latino men at a PWI at Southeastern University using the
Leadership Identity Development (LID) Model (Komives et al., 2005) and Ferdman and Gallegos’s (2001) Latino Orientations as a conceptual
framework. The study also used Latino Critical Theory (LatCrit) to honor the voices and experiences of the participants and disrupt the
dominant narrative on leadership identity development for college students. A sample of 13 Latino men at a PWI in the Southeastern U.S. were
selected and interviewed. Though the participants indicated their racial identity did not influence their views of themselves as leaders,
they did share their respective cultures (Mexican, Colombian, Puerto Rican, etc.) did have an influence on how they saw themselves as
leaders. Based on the themes that emerged, the study illustrated a merged leadership identity development process for Latino men at SU. The
LID Model was mostly applicable to participants, with Yosso’s (2005) cultural wealth and cultural heritage identified as missing components
in the Developmental Influences and Developing Self categories, respectively. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Fall Semester 2017. / September 20, 2017. / Higher Education, Latino, Leadership / Includes bibliographical references. / Kathy L. Guthrie, Professor Directing Dissertation; Koji Ueno, University Representative; Tamara
Bertrand Jones, Committee Member; Lara Perez-Felkner, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_604944 |
| Contributors | Acosta, Alan A. (author), Guthrie, Kathy L. (professor directing dissertation), Ueno, Koji (university representative), Jones, Tamara Bertrand (committee member), Perez-Felkner, Lara (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Education (degree granting college), Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, doctoral thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (170 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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