Graduate School Transitions Oral History Project

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Sarah Mason, University of Mississippi

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2021 STUDENT 2nd Timer Oral History Protocol FINAL.docx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document 50.4 KB 11/17/2025 08:55:PM
2022 STUDENT Oral History Protocol_Followup FINAL.docx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document 52 KB 11/17/2025 08:45:PM
2023 STUDENT Oral History FollowUp Protocol_FINAL.docx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document 51.2 KB 11/17/2025 08:45:PM
2024 STUDENT Oral History FollowUp Protocol_FINAL.docx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document 55 KB 11/17/2025 08:45:PM
Identity document (Appendix I).docx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document 19.7 KB 11/17/2025 08:45:PM
OH STUDENT Protocol with imbedded introductory and concluding notes.docx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document 23.9 KB 11/17/2025 08:45:PM

Project Citation: 

Mason, Sarah. Graduate School Transitions Oral History Project. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-11-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/E240406V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This project was part of a multi-year, mixed methods evaluation of an undergraduate research experience program, funded by the National Institutes of Health, at a Hispanic Serving Institution.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources National Institutes of Health (RL5GM118975, TL4GM118977 and UL1GM118976)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Graduate school aspirations; graduate education; higher education; Critical Race Theory; oral history
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage united states
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2020 – 2024
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 2020 – 2024
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Methodology

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These oral history interview protocols were used during five years of data collection.  In 2020, the research team collected 28 oral histories. In 2021, the research team collected 36 oral histories.  In 2022, the research team collected 36 oral histories.  In 2023, the research team collected 29 oral histories.  In 2024, the research team collected 35 oral histories. 


Sampling:  View help for Sampling Narrators were invited based on their participation in the undergraduate research experience program or by volunteering to serve in a comparison group for the study by completing an online expression of interest form. 
Data Source:  View help for Data Source As part of a larger mixed-method study that began in 2020, URE participants were asked to volunteer to participate in a multi-year oral history project about identity, academic and social experiences, and aspirations. New participants were invited to join the oral history project in each subsequent year of the study (43 participants completed at least one oral history interview during the five-year study). All oral history interviews were held and recorded using Zoom. Recordings were transcribed verbatim using Rev.com.

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