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

    Creator:
    Emerson, Dana M.
    Abstract:
    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...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    colleges in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Subjects: Seven African

  • The Role of the Academic Advisor as a Support Person for Student-Athletes in Higher Education

    Creator:
    Phillips, Rachel (Rachel Lynne)
    Abstract:
    Despite policies implemented by the NCAA with the intention of increasing student-athlete academic success and persistence to graduation, student-athlete graduation rates still remain low, with only 65% of student-athletes receiving their college degree. Certain non- cognitive variables, including the availability of a strong support person, have been shown predict persistence...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    university in the Pacific Northwest. Survey results found that 20% of the participants in the present study