And for qualitative- here is the background on Phenomenology- seems like everything eventually leads to Germany/France. Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl I know, interesting person…. Heidegger I think was his student and often cited- but lots of drama at that time around the National Socialist takeover of academia and people having to choose sides- and depending on who you talk to- he may or may not be a good guy. Sartre was a French Marxist and helped provide some of the foundations of critical theory, and depending on who you talk to- is a good guy or a bad guy- Merleau-Ponty was also a French Marxist- but I don’t know him as well…MDB

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology_(philosophy)

The term phenomenology derives from the Greek φαινόμενον, phainómenon ("that which appears") and λόγος, lógos ("study"). It entered the English language around the turn of the 18th century and first appeared in direct connection to Husserl's philosophy in a 1907 article in The Philosophical Review.^[8]

From: Burke, Mack <Mack_Burke@baylor.edu>
Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 4:59 PM
To: project.leer@lists.it.utsa.edu <project.leer@lists.it.utsa.edu>, project.diverse@lists.it.utsa.edu <project.diverse@lists.it.utsa.edu>
Subject: [Project.diverse] navigating the academy

Nice couple of papers from Dr. Alfred on navigating the academy- I am going to see if we can schedule her as a guest speaker in the Fall. She was in many ways a mentor for us at Texas A&M (although…as Dr. BP and Boon say- “I am the least diverse person out there….”). She is in higher ed admin, adult learning, and qualitative research. With all the caveats and understanding that no group speaks with one voice- most departments now are pretty “feminized” for a lack of a better word. But, you might go to a place that you are the first Hispanic, Black, etc. in a role in that particular or specific department or division or program…especially if you are portable- the demographics of every state and area is a bit different as well- each has their own unique history and settlement patterns…ranging from the Church of Latter Day Saints in Utah to European immigrant pioneers in Oregon, and perhaps have to navigate some culture specific issues.

MDB

Mack D. Burke, Ph.D.

Department of Educational Psychology

Applied Behavior Analysis and Special Education Programs

Behavioral Education & Assessment Research (BEAR Lab)

School of Education, Baylor University