Emergence of Third Spaces: Exploring Trans Students' Campus Climate Perceptions Within Collegiate Environments. Issue 3 (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Garvey, Jason C.; Viray, Sydnee; Stango, Katie; Estep, Claire; Jaeger, Jae
• Is Part Of: Sociology of education. Volume 92:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 229
• Page End: 246
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: gender -- higher education -- college life -- campus climate -- quantitative research on education; Educational sociology -- Periodicals; 306.43
• DOI: 10.1177/0038040719839100
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0038-0407

Abstract

Our study aims to understand trans students' perceptions of campus climate, with a particular focus on students' demographics, academic experiences, and cocurricular experiences. We use Bhabha's concept of third space as an epistemological lens and Rankin and Reason's transformational tapestry model as a theoretical framework. Using a national sample of 207 trans collegians from the National LGBTQ Alumnx Survey, we utilize regression analysis supplemented by an analysis of open-ended responses to highlight the experiences of trans respondents. Results demonstrate the relationship between trans students' campus climate perceptions and year of graduation, outness, academic training, and LGBTQ academic/cocurricular experiences. We close by discussing campus climate experiences and the third space that trans students must navigate within colleges and universities, and we provide recommendations for higher-education practitioners and scholars.