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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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    . Bruce Clemetsen, Dr. Terryl Ross, Dr. Allison Davis White-Eyes you have all been a part of my life in

  • Factors supporting persistence of academically underprepared community college students

    Creator:
    Pelkey, Dave
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study is to identify factors that support the likelihood of persistence of academically underprepared community college students to 45 college level credits. Factors considered in this research include: (a) race/ethnicity, (b) age, (c) enrollment status, (d) socio-economic status (SES), (e) first quarter GPA, (f) developmental need,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    . Larry Roper, Dr. Pamela Ralston, Dr. Alex Sanchez and Dr. Terryl Ross; • CCLP Cohort 15, who made

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

    Creator:
    Glavan, John
    Abstract:
    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...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Latina student perceptions of learning communities

    Creator:
    Yaqub, Samia
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study is to examine the learning that occurs in Latina students who enroll in learning communities designed for underprepared community college students. The research question guiding this study is: What are the experiences of Latina students enrolled in developmental learning community courses which have the greatest...
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    Dissertation
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    . Darlene Russ-Eft, Dr. Terryl Ross; Dr. Cheryl Babler, and Dr. Margaret Niess;  The learning community