The Social Class in Education Research Collective (SCERC) was created to explore the social class identity and college experiences of students from low income backgrounds. SCERC investigates issues related to college access, success, and advocacy for first-generation and low-income college students. At present, the primary work of SCERC is an exploration of the social class-based experiences of low-income college students in the Southern United States. This project is a multi-institutional qualitative study exploring the class-based identity and experiences of college students from low-income backgrounds. A special emphasis is being placed on students from rural areas of the South. SCERC is under the direction of Georgianna L. Martin, Ph.D. Please contact Dr. Martin at [email protected] for more information about our work or complete a Contact Form!
Call for SCERC applications is now open!!
Attention Graduate Students in ESR
Are you interested in learning more about students from low-income backgrounds?
Do you want hands-on experience conducting research with a faculty member and team?
Are you looking for opportunities to publish and present at national conferences?
Consider applying to be part of the Social Class in Education Research Collective (SCERC).
SCERC is a new research team being created to explore the social class identity and college experiences of students from low income backgrounds. SCERC investigates issues related to college access, success, and advocacy for first-generation and low-income college students. At present, the primary work of SCERC is an exploration of the social class-based experiences of low-income college students in the Southern United States. This project will be a multi-institutional qualitative study exploring the class-based identity and experiences of college students from low-income backgrounds. A special emphasis is being placed on students from rural areas of the South. SCERC is under the direction of Georgianna L. Martin, Ph.D.
Although the primary work of SCERC will begin during the Spring 2014 semester, students selected for the research team can expect to meet up to two times toward the end of the Fall 2013 semester to be introduced to the upcoming research project. The expected time commitment during the Spring 2014 semester is approximately 1-2 hours per week on average (note: some weeks will be less and some weeks will be more). This call for applications is open to any doctoral or advanced master’s students in the Department of Educational Research at the University of Southern Mississippi.
If you are interested in applying to be part of SCERC, please submit the following: 1.) a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) expressing your interest and any relevant experience or course work (including courses in research methods and qualitative research), and 2.) a resume/CV to Dr. Martin at [email protected] no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2013. Students selected to be part of SCERC will be notified the week of November 6, 2013. If you have questions regarding SCERC, please contact Dr. Martin.