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  • Case Study : The Effectiveness of Mentoring for African American Male Community College Students

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    Robertson, Valerie Y.
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    The purpose of this case study is to explore a mentoring program designed for African American male community college students at a Pacific Northwest community college. Community college practitioners can use the knowledge gained from this study as a best practice to increase the persistence and success of African American...
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    . This was a pivotal role for me. The TRIO Student Support Services program is a federally funded grant

  • A Correlational Study on the Impact of the Pell Grant Program on Utah's Public Colleges and Universities

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    Clegg, Phil L.
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    The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) and the eight public colleges and universities in the system, have depended on the Federal Pell Grant program for more than 40 years to assist students to attend. For some of these institutions, the amount of Pell grant dollars received is as much...
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    enrollment. Given the investment of federal dollars from the Pell program, lack of research in this area

  • Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

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    Barry, Kate R.
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    The purpose of this study is to critically explore low-income women's experience as they negotiate post secondary education in community colleges. Three research questions explore the context through which low-income women have entered the college experience, what that experience is like for them, and how the community college experience has...
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    national report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, “Before and After Welfare Reform” (Jones

  • Out from the shadows : conversations with women who teach part-time in community colleges

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    McNair, Delores E.
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    This phenomenological study explores what it means to teach part-time in community colleges in the United States. The increasing use of part-time faculty in community colleges and the concomitant emergence of a two-tiered faculty are discussed. The study examines the nature of part-time work in the United States, thus providing...
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    faculty, and to relate prior research to the findings that emerge from this study. RESEARCH

  • Perceptions of Mattering for Black Male Student-Athletes in Revenue-Producing Sport

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    Kuiken, Christina
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    Black male student-athletes in revenue-producing sports encounter multiple stressors at predominantly White institutions (PWI). These stressors can include identity conflicts, role confusion, feelings of exploitation as revenue producers, academic imposter syndrome, heavy workloads, and racial microaggressions. This study explores how Black male student-athletes in revenue-producing sports define their roles within...
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    . Much of the research in this area focuses on the deficits inherent in the system. The criticisms of

  • Perceptions and experiences of students who graduate with the Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) Degree

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    Scott, Patricia Marie
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    The purpose of this qualitative study was to learn about the perceptions and experiences of students who graduated with the Associates of Arts/Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) degree. This study answered the following questions: 1) How did the AA/OT degree attainment assist in the overall achievement of goals? 2) How did AA/OT...
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    ), this decrease in academic transfers is most apparent. Grubb used data from the National Longitudinal

  • Spiritual leadership : voices of women community college presidents

    Creator:
    Jones, Kristen (Kristen Annette)
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    The purpose of this study is to name and give voice to the spiritual expression of leadership by women community college presidents. The following questions guided the research: (1) How do women community college presidents describe spirituality? (2) How does spirituality convey itself in the reflections, self-expression, and practice of...
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    this variability, there is support for the idea that many of the qualities represented in spiritual

  • African American Males' Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

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    Emerson, Dana M.
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    Background: African American males' experience in higher education is often categorized with negative terminology that does not reflect notions of success. Most research addressing the success of African American males in higher education illuminates factors that impede access to success and is often situated in university settings. Very little research...
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    not have done this without you. Thank you for the laughs, the music, the dancing, and support and

  • Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

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    Kenney, Rebecca J.
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    The purpose of this study is to explore through their own stories and journeys (storjourns), how lesbian leaders influence and transform dominant community college culture. Five lesbian leaders participated who held the position of Director, Associate Dean, Dean, Executive Vice President, and President/Executive Dean. This microethnographical inquiry divulges and makes...
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    college culture. The research questions for this study included the following: 1. In what ways do