Download or read book Identifying the Critical Factors that Positively Influence the Retention of Black African American Undergraduate Students in Higher Education Minnesota written by Yolanda Benjamin Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This phenomenological research involved interviews with Black, African American research participants who persisted and graduated from a four-year undergraduate higher education institution in Minnesota. The purpose of this research was to identify critical factors that positively influenced the retention of Black African American students in higher education. The emerging themes told stories of how academic reputation and personal effects influenced college choice, how socio economic status drove them to persist in spite of their challenges, and how they coped with microaggressions. The data also identified a collective value of accountability, and how it affected their decision to ask for academic support, and told stories of how each research participant persisted in the absence of belonging, struggled to find support on campus, and how much they appreciated the value of positive interactions with faculty. In the end, the data proved the unexpected. With the exception of one research participant, the overwhelming unfavorable lived experiences proved that without an inherent determination to succeed against all odds, the research participants would have not persisted. The institutions failed miserable in providing a climate of inclusivity, belonging, and one that supports retention of Black African American students.
Download or read book The Impact of a Sense of Belonging in College written by Erin Bentrim and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sense of belonging refers to the extent a student feels included, accepted, valued, and supported on their campus. The developmental process of belonging is interwoven with the social identity development of diverse college students. Moreover, belonging is influenced by the campus environment, relationships, and involvement opportunities as well as a need to master the student role and achieve academic success. Although the construct of sense of belonging is complex and multilayered, a consistent theme across the chapters in this book is that the relationship between sense of belonging and intersectionality of identity cannot be ignored, and must be integrated into any approach to fostering belonging.Over the last 10 years, colleges and universities have started grappling with the notion that their approaches to maintaining and increasing student retention, persistence, and graduation rates were no longer working. As focus shifted to uncovering barriers to student success while concurrently recognizing student success as more than solely academic factors, the term “student sense of belonging” gained traction in both academic and co-curricular settings. The editors noticed the lack of a consistent definition, or an overarching theoretical approach, as well as a struggle to connect disparate research. A compendium of research, applications, and approaches to sense of belonging did not exist, so they brought this book into being to serve as a single point of reference in an emerging and promising field of study.
Download or read book Examining Student Retention and Engagement Strategies at Historically Black Colleges and Universities written by Hinton, Samuel L. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As higher educational learning enters a new age, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are seeking innovative ways to establish strategies to compete with other academic institutions. As establishments that have played a pivotal role in transforming the landscape of higher education, HBCUs are facing rapid transformation and various obstacles leading to questions regarding to the cost, quality, and sustainability of these institutions. Examining Student Retention and Engagement Strategies at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the role of HBCUs in today’s higher education and the various research methods addressing student retention rates, success levels, and engagement. While highlighting topics such as enrollment management, student engagement, and online learning, this publication explores successful engagement strategies that promote educational quality and equality, as well as the methods of social integration and involvement for students. This book is ideally designed for researchers, academicians, scholars, educational administrators, policymakers, graduate students, and curriculum designers.
Download or read book African Americans and Community Engagement in Higher Education written by Stephanie Y. Evans and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2009-09-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses race and its roles in university-community partnerships. The contributors take a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and multiregional approach that allows students, agency staff, community constituents, faculty, and campus administrators an opportunity to reflect on and redefine what impact African American identity—in the academy and in the community—has on various forms of community engagement. From historic concepts of "race uplift" to contemporary debates about racialized perceptions of need, they argue that African American identity plays a significant role. In representing best practices, recommendations, personal insight, and informed warnings about building sustainable and mutually beneficial relationships, the contributors provide a cogent platform from which to encourage the difficult and much-needed inclusion of race in dialogues of national service and community engagement.
Download or read book What Keeps Black Students Thriving written by Stephanie L. Jones and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Influence of Academic and Social Support Systems on the Attitudes of African American Students Towards Academic Persistence written by Marissa Ashley Boyd and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief Literature Review: While environmental factors play a role in a student's institutional retention, student attitude and behavior may be just as significant to retention and degree completion. Exposure and prior knowledge of the social conventions of academia can be instrumental in preparing students for achieving success in a higher education setting (Farkas, 1996). Students who do not have family or friends who have been exposed to higher education cannot pass down the key tools to be academically successful in college. Students identifying as first generation are often from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and encounter decreased levels of family support, lessened college expectations, and lower educational values among parents (McConnell, 2000; Terrenzini, Springer, Yaeger, Pascarella, & Nora, 1996). Statement of the Problem: Institutions looking to promote the academic persistence of African American students may find that traditional retention practices may not work as well with students of color. Student retention is widely based on student engagement, including academic and social involvement with the campus community (Kuh, 2005). Identifying the ways in which academic and social supports effect attitudes of African American students towards academic persistence will allow colleges and universities to enhance existing programs or create programs to include support for students specifically through means of academic and social integration. Methodology: The study used a quantitative method to conduct research on all undergraduate African American students currently enrolled at a diverse university located in California's capital. The study employed an electronic survey, and 103 students participated in the research. Conclusions and Recommendations: African American students' most influential form of support came from themselves, indicating a high level of academic self-efficacy. The study revealed that African American students did not engage in academic and social activities on campus events with much frequency, but there seemed to be a slightly higher rate of academic engagement utilizing social informality than purely social activities between African American students and their peers. Understanding the influence of both academic and social support systems on student success, specifically African American student success, may allow institutions to foster or create support systems in alliance with academic programs.
Download or read book Closing the African American Achievement Gap in Higher Education written by Alfred P. Rovai and published by . This book was released on 2007-07-20 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely volume brings together a roster of experienced educators and researchers to address the African American achievement gap in higher education. The text provides an overview of recent research on the learning characteristics of African American university students and uses those findings to identify major issues and to foster new and productive inquiry and educational activities. Encompassing both traditional and virtual classrooms, the authors provide research-based strategies that higher-education faculty can use to design courses, pedagogy, and assessments that reach out to all learners in a fair and equitable manner. To help universities close the achievement gap, this book: Describes how African American, hip-hop, and school cultures influence learning and achievement. Identifies racial challenges and offers practical strategies for creating and teaching culturally responsive traditional and online courses. Includes sample lessons and assessment resources that implement many of the strategies described in the book.
Download or read book Strategies for Retaining Minority Students in Higher Education written by Marvel Lang and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1992 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black Student Retention in Higher Education written by Marvel Lang and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1988 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection focuses on problems in the recruitment, enrollment and retention of Black students in higher education in America.
Download or read book Patterns of Academic Success for First Generation African American College Students written by Lolita King-Saulsberry and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1992-04 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Factor Influencing the Recruitment and Retention of Undergradutes as Reported by African American Graduates of Texas A M University Between May 1998 and December 2003 written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the influential effects various factors had on the recruitment and the retention of African American undergraduates at TexasA & M University, as perceived by those African Americans who had successfullycompleted their plans of study and received baccalaureate degrees between May, 1998 and December, 2003. Data were acquired through e-mail surveys in which three massive e-mailings were broadcast from the collected files of The Association of Former Students of TexasA & M. In this survey, the questionnaire contained closed-ended questions with five-part Likert-type responses. Additionally, the African American alumni were provided the opportunity to recommend additional practices for future recruitment and retention of African American undergraduates at A & M. An extensive review of the literature that supports this record of study regarding recruitment and retention of African American undergraduate students was made, and in the review, family involvement in education and home/school/campus characteristics revealed numerous studies that support the positive relationship between family involvement in education and success. There is, however, evidence of barriers, frustration, and discouragement experienced by these African American undergraduate stakeholders in their campus relationships. Research findings of this study included: 1. The research showed that for this population, the academic standing of A & M is the most influential recruitment practice. Recruitment efforts should concentrate on the most effective recruitment strategies by developing materials that highlight and focus on academic standing as reported by leading publications indicating how A & M is ranked against colleges and universities across the nation. 2. The research showed that the available curriculum at A & M is also an influential recruitment practice. From data discovered in this research, engineering, computer technology, psychology, and journalism were the most popular curriculum attraction to African American students. Implications from the research include: 1. One significant difference was the finding that the African American females looked more favorably on an institution of higher learning that had a larger enrollment. 2. The other significant difference was the finding that African American males looked more favorably at institutions of higher learning that held higher national ranking in sports in which they were interested.
Download or read book African American Male Students Perceptions of Factors that Influence Their Retention at a Community College written by Terrell Clark and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Higher education institutions and their leadership struggle with developing an effective retention strategy especially one that targets African American male college students. African American male community college students are dropping out at alarming rates according to (Sternberg (2013), research on African American male college students has repeatedly been approached from a deficit lens that shows their challenges and poor academic performance. Opposing to the expression around a post-cultural United States of America, African American male college students are not experiencing evenhanded outcomes in higher education. Community colleges are a significant access point to higher education for all college students’ especially African American male college students; sadly, they are not being retained, at an acceptable rate. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of African American male community college students regarding about college retention. Wood & Harris (2014) Five Domains Conceptual Framework is a holistic framework developed to address unbalanced retention and educational outcomes for African American male college students in a community college setting. This research study seeks shed light on the importance of (e.g., Pre-College, College Achievement, and Post-College Success) united with higher education institutions responsibilities (e.g., faculty engagement, college campus climate, and campus academic and social resources) to improve retention and academic outcomes for African American male college students.
Download or read book Teaching to Close the Achievement Gap for Students of Color written by Theodore S. Ransaw and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume highlights approaches to closing the achievement gap for students of color across K-12 and post-secondary schooling. It uniquely examines factors outside the classroom to consider how these influence student identity and academic performance. Teaching to Close the Achievement Gap for Students of Color offers wide-ranging chapters that explore non-curricular issues including trauma, family background, restorative justice, refugee experiences, and sport as determinants of student and teacher experiences in the classroom. Through rigorous empirical and theoretical engagement, chapters identify culturally responsive strategies for supporting students as they navigate formal and informal educational opportunities and overcome intersectional barriers to success. In particular, chapters highlight how these approaches can be nurtured through teacher education, effective educational leadership, and engagement across the wider community. This insightful collection will be of interest to researchers, scholars, and post-graduate students in the fields of teacher education, sociology of education, and educational leadership.
Download or read book Student Success and Geography written by LaMarcus D. Howard and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the study was to analyze the relationship between academic and nonacademic determinants of academic achievement and persistence and to identify how university geographic location influences the likelihood of Black male persistence. Quantitative data was drawn from the 2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) Longitudinal Study (BPS: 12/14) conducted by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)to explore third-year academic achievement and persistence for Black males. This study identified two research questions, guided by the theoretical frameworks of Tinto’s student institutional departure model and Astin’s Input-Environment-Outputmodel to assess Black male decisions to stay or leave college. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate the means and percentages for all independent and dependent variables included in this analysis. Additionally, a multiple regression was used to predict the relationship between academic and non-academic determinants of academic achievement for Black males. Furthermore, a binomial logistic regression was used to predict the probability that university geographic location influences the likelihood of Black male persistence.The findings from this study indicated that when controlling for academic achievement (third-year), high school GPA had a positive effect on Black male third-year persistence, while financial aid (federal and private student loans) had a negative effect on Black male GPA their third year of college. Additionally, this study indicated that geographic location did not influence the likelihood of third-year persistence. In fact, the findings in this study demonstrated that having a job on campus during the first year of college positively influenced Black male third-year persistence.
Download or read book Factors Impacting the Success of African American Men at an Historically Black University written by Robert T. Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attrition for African American men is a serious problem for higher education. While many researchers have explored factors of retention and persistence for African American men attending predominantly White institutions (PWIs), not much is known about of success for African American men attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The purpose of this study was to discover factors promoting student success. Guiding this examination was a theoretical framework of participatory research, which emanated from a critical theory perspective. This methodology offered a cohesive relationship between the researcher and participants and is purported to foster empowerment and to give voice to people who have been voiceless. Eleven African American men, who entered a public, urban HBCU through its pre-college program and persisted to junior and senior status, provided a retrospective view of factors promoting their academic success. Four retention specialists were also interviewed to discern their perspectives about the success of African American students in college. The African American men engaged in an in-depth interview and follow up interviews were conducted for additional information or clarification. A qualitative methodology was used with the following two questions: (1) How do educational and personal factors contribute to the academic success of Black males attending an urban, public, four-year historically Black institution? (2) How are these factors of persistence characterized? These questions produced thirteen extrinsic and four intrinsic factors that were identified as promoting success. Based on the study, student persistence appears to be a joint responsibility between the student and the personnel of the university. The university is also accountable in its attempt to ensure a student-centered environment to encourage academic and social integration, promote intellectual curiosity, and nurture students' growth and development. -- Abstract.
Download or read book Recruitment and Retention of Black Students in Higher Education written by Johnson N. Niba and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
