Tony Jackson Journal #6

Tony Jackson

2/28/13

Today’s Questions:

1.       In regards to our fieldwork topic, I currently know that we will get a wide group of opinions from the large population of undergraduate, graduate, and faculty that we have access to at this large university.

2.       I think this topic is extremely relevant and important to me, my group, and the rest of the students that we will be interviewing and/or surveying because it pertains to our immediate future.

3.       I want to know what the general consensus is on how well students expect to be prepared for the workforce by their collegiate experiences and I also want to see the other side of the coin from the faculty that went through college and are now professionals.

4.       I interact with this topic daily because I am currently in college and am preparing to be on the doorstep of starting a professional career.

5.       I believe that college will give us the necessary requirements to be successful in the workplace. I think a research university such as this will set one up to be inquisitive, think on their feet, be self-help, and a problem solver.

6.       The Virginia Tech community of undergraduate, graduate, and faculty are all a part of the topic we are studying.

7.       Our subjects of study will can from upper, middle, and poor classes, any race, any cultural background, and either sex, simply because this is a diverse university and any opinion from a student or faculty member would aid our research in helping us finding the truth.

8.       I belong to the middle-class, African American, and male identity groups.

9.       The dominant culture here as far as students go would be the white population and the males because those groups make up the majority of this campus. The marginalized groups would be the minorities and the females because they are less represented than their counterparts at this university. I am a part of the dominant culture because I am a male, but am a part of the marginalized culture because I am African American. I think being a part of both groups in some way will give me the advantage of seeing both sides of the fence and being able to rationalize with both.

10.   I think identity group membership should be kept in mind when interviewing and surveying because people that are from different backgrounds, from different “social classes”, and are pursuing/have pursued different careers will have fluctuating perspectives for a what collegiate experience yields in translation to their respective fields.