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  • The meaning of persistence for African American femalesattending urban community colleges

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    Glavan, John
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    The purposes of this study were to examine the experiences of African American female students attending urban community colleges, to gain further understanding of how they interpret the meaning of persistence, and to identify the factors that affect their persistence. African American women attending community college in Los Angeles were...
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    “oppression to grace” (Berry & Mizelle, 2006) and about moving from “the border to the center” (hooks, 2000

  • Profiles in courage of community college leaders

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    Kruger, Mari L.
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    The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experience of courage among community college leaders across the United States. The following questions guided the research: (1) What is the courageous experience like for a community college leader? (2) What is the process of courage development? (3) What are...
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    Roper, Dr. Jessica White, Dr. Steven Rubert, and Dr. Pamela Transue for their time and energy which

  • The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

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    Bavarian, Niloofar
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    The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public Health problem in the college population that represents a unique form of substance use. Namely, the primary motives for IUPS by college students are academic in nature (e.g., Teter, McCabe, LaGrange, Cranford, & Boyd, 2006), which may explain why...
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    , McCabe, Cranford, Boyd, & Guthrie, 2005; White, Becker-Blease, & Grace-Bishop, 2006). One study

  • Hispanic community college student empowerment : developmental English participants describe their educational experiences

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    Lawrenson, Lisa Aguilera
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    The purpose of this study was to learn about the experiences of Generation 1.5 Hispanics in developmental English in community college. A qualitative comparative case study design was used for this social critical study. The key findings fell into three categories: road blocks, motivators, and actions. The road blocks included:...
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    truths about their lives. They gave time that they didn‘t have to spare, and they demonstrated grace

  • Recordando memoria : shaping Chicana identity

    Creator:
    Martinez, Yolanda Tellez
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    This research explored the self-concept of Chicanas in terms of their lived experiences and how those experiences influenced the shaping of their identity. It examined the multiple labels Chicanas use to self-identify and the context or situations in which they use specific labels. Moreover, it took into account the influence...
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    Jackson, Alex Sanchez, Warren Suzuki, and Jessica White. Special thanks to George H. Copa, major