Identifier
etd-04072014-022058
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice
Document Type
Dissertation
Abstract
Historical studies on higher education often utilize traditional historical methods. This practice has produced a body of literature, both historical and contemporary, which has a particular focus on (a) the histories and mythologies of institutions, (b) the individuals who function within the system at the administrative or student levels, and (c) the individuals who have been excluded from the system. In this research, I connected the foundational histories of Southern University and Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana by telling institutional narratives through people instead of telling the narratives of people through institutions. Therefore, using Southern Womanism as a theoretical lens and methodological opportunity, I produced primary and secondary historical sources to show that Saint Katharine Drexel was a present, thoughtful participant whose impact in Black higher education has been woefully understudied. Drexel did more than fund schools; she created a complex network of family members, clergy, lay persons, both White and Black, to create a multi-tiered system of education based on her philosophy of education.
Date
2014
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
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Recommended Citation
Morton, Berlisha Roketa, "With Xavier, however, there will be this distinction: Mapping the Educational Philosophy of Saint Katharine Drexel in the Intellectual Tradition of Black Higher Education in New Orleans, Louisiana" (2014). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 2799.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/2799
Committee Chair
Mitchell, Roland
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.2799