%0 Journal Article
%T Emergence of Third Spaces: Exploring Trans Students¡¯ Campus Climate Perceptions Within Collegiate Environments
%A Claire Estep
%A Jae Jaeger
%A Jason C. Garvey
%A Katie Stango
%A Sydnee Viray
%J Sociology of Education
%@ 1939-8573
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0038040719839100
%X 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
%K gender
%K higher education
%K college life
%K campus climate
%K quantitative research on education
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0038040719839100