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“All Students Matter:” The Place of Race in Discourse on Student Debt in a Federal Higher Education Policymaking Process

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Eric R. Felix, San Diego State University
Denisa Gandara, The University of Texas at Austin
Sosanya Jones, Howard University
PDF · Jan 2023

Abstract: We used Critical Discourse Analysis to examine the racial discourse within recent attempts to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. Specifically, we interrogated congressional markup hearings to understand how members frame student debt and the racialized dynamics embedded within. Our findings highlight three types of discourse: “All Students” Matter, Paternalistic, Race-Evasive, and Explicit Racial Discourse. We offer recommendations for research and policymaking.

Research Categories

Keywords
federal policy, critical policy analysis, critical discourse analysis, race, Higher Education Act
Education level
Post-secondary education
Topics
Policy, Politics, and Governance
Tags
Higher education,
Race, ethnicity, and education,
Equity

Citation

Document Object Identifier (DOI)
10.26300/wg6f-aa83
EdWorkingPaper suggested citation:
Felix, Eric R., Denisa Gandara, and Sosanya Jones. (). “All Students Matter:” The Place of Race in Discourse on Student Debt in a Federal Higher Education Policymaking Process. (EdWorkingPaper: -703). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/wg6f-aa83

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