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Advancing an Intersectionality Framework in Higher Education: Power and Latino Postsecondary Opportunity

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This chapter proposes a multilevel model of intersectionality to apply to the study of higher education. Drawing on literature from multiple disciplines to develop a model, the author examines Latinos’ experiences and outcomes in higher education as a special case to illustrate how the model can be applied to higher education research that seeks to address power dynamics that reproduce inequality or enhance educational equity.

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Núñez, AM. (2014). Advancing an Intersectionality Framework in Higher Education: Power and Latino Postsecondary Opportunity. In: Paulsen, M. (eds) Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8005-6_2

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