Black Girls Need Love Too: An intersectional analysis of the lived experiences of Black girls in French Immersion Programs

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dc.contributor.advisorPrasad, Gail
dc.contributor.authorBrissett-Foster, Shayna Sherise
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-10T10:52:19Z
dc.date.available2025-04-10T10:52:19Z
dc.date.copyright2024-12-04
dc.date.issued2025-04-10
dc.date.updated2025-04-10T10:52:18Z
dc.degree.disciplineEducation
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMEd - Master of Education
dc.description.abstractBlack girls in the French immersion program are silent scholars. They continue to remain under the radar, significantly under-researched and hidden behind the generalization of Black students without considerations for the intersectionality of race and gender. Using the narratives of four Black girls through semi-structured interviews, this thesis addresses this gap by exploring the lived experiences of four Black girls in Southern Ontario’s French immersion programs. By thematically analyzing their experiences using Black Canadian feminism, raciolinguistics, and intersectionality, we can critically assess their experiences and provide strategies to counter colonial institutions and policies. The findings reveal insights into their identities, sense of belonging, representation, and treatment, and how these themes impact their educational experiences. The experiences of these Black girls highlight several key areas for improvement and offer opportunities to enhance educational experiences for Black girls by informing more equitable policies and practices in the French immersion program.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42831
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subject.keywordsFrench Immersion
dc.subject.keywordsFrench as a second language
dc.subject.keywordsBlack girls
dc.subject.keywordsIntersectionality
dc.subject.keywordsAnti-Black racism
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian education system
dc.subject.keywordsLinguistic capital
dc.subject.keywordsTeacher diversity
dc.subject.keywordsRepresentation in education
dc.subject.keywordsSystemic barriers
dc.subject.keywordsStudent belonging
dc.subject.keywordsIdentity and education
dc.subject.keywordsColonial structures
dc.titleBlack Girls Need Love Too: An intersectional analysis of the lived experiences of Black girls in French Immersion Programs
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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