Author: Robert Gene Wright
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Category : Community college students
Languages : en
Pages : 366

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Author: C. Dwayne Wilson
Publisher: Praeger
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 254

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Challenges to American college and university affirmative action and racial and ethnic diversity initiatives were resolved by the Supreme Court in its 2003 decisions in the University of Michigan case. Those decisions affirmed, as a compelling interest, the attainment of racially diverse student bodies in higher education. The Court's decisions and the predicted increases over the next decade in the numbers of race and ethnic group high school graduates have reinforced and in some cases strengthened the resolve of college and university officials that the positive returns from affirmative action and racial diversity are real and worth pursuing. The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to provide a record of the research, scholarship, and programs for recruitment and retention of African American, Alaskan Native, American Indian, Asian American, Latino, and Pacific Islander students at the college and university levels. It is structured to facilitate access by college and university administrators, professionals, consultants, researchers, and students who require information on recruitment and retention to aid in their decision making about strategy related issues, and scientific and creative processes in the area. This bibliography covers more than forty years of literature and contains 969 citations organized into five chapters.

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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 844

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Author: Angela Long
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000981207
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 287

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Overall, nearly half of all incoming community college students “drop-out” within twelve months of enrolling, with students of color and the economically disadvantaged faring far worse. Given the high proportion of underserved students these colleges enroll, the detrimental impact on their communities, and for the national economy as a whole at a time of diversifying demographics, is enormous.This book addresses this urgent issue by bringing together nationally recognized researchers whose work throws light on the structural and systemic causes of student attrition, as well as college presidents and leaders who have successfully implemented strategies to improve student outcomes.The book is divided into five sections, each devoted to a demographic group: African Americans, Native Americans/American Indians, Latino Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Caucasian students in poverty. Each section in turn comprises three chapters, the first providing an up-to-date summary of research findings about barriers and attainments pertaining to the corresponding population, the second the views of a community college president, and the final chapter offering a range of models and best practices for achieving student success.The analyses--descriptions of cutting edge programs--and recommendations for action will commend this volume to everyone concerned about equity and completion rates in the community college sector, from presidents and senior administrators through faculty and student affairs leaders. For educational researchers, it fills blanks on data about attrition and persistence patterns of minority students attending community colleges.ContributorsKenneth AtwaterGlennda M. BivensEdward BushCara CrowleyMaria Harper-MarinickJoan B. HolmesG. Edward HughesLee LambertCynthia Lindquist, Ta’Sunka Wicahpi Win (Star Horse Woman)Angela LongRussell Lowery-HartJamillah MooreChristopher M. MullinBrian MurphyEduardo J. PadrónDeborah A. SantiagoWei SongRobert TeranishiRowena M. TomanengJames UtterbackJ. Luke Wood

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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 484

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Abstracts of dissertations available on microfilm or as xerographic reproductions.

Author: Mark Steven Escamilla
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Category : College attendance
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 780

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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 434

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Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 796

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Author: Sheldon Moss
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Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
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Purpose The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to examine the 1-year and 2-year persistence rates of Black students in Texas community colleges for the 2007-2008 through the 2014-2015 academic years. Specifically, the relationship of the 1-year and 2-year persistence rates for Black students as a function of their institutional status (id est, staying or transferring) was analyzed. In addition, the graduation rates of Black and White students in Texas community colleges for the 2007-2008 through the 2015-2016 academic years were examined. The multiple academic years analyzed permitted a determination to the extent to which trends were present in 1-year persistence rates and 2-year persistence rates of Black students, and graduation rates of Black and White students in Texas community colleges. Method A causal-comparative research design was used for this study. Archival data from the Texas Higher Education Board Interactive Accountability System were downloaded and analyzed in each of the three empirical studies in this journal-ready dissertation. Specifically, archival data were obtained for the 2007-2008 through the 2014-2015 academic years for the 1-year persistence rates and for the 2007-2008 through the 2013-2014 academic years for the 2-year persistence rates of Black students in Texas community colleges. Graduation rate data for both Black and White students in Texas community colleges were obtained for the 2007-2008 through the 2015-2016 academic years. Findings Statistically significant differences were present in 4 of the 8 academic years for Black students0́9 1-year persistence rates. Black students who stayed at the same community college had higher 1-year persistence rates than Black students who transferred to a different Texas community college. No statistically significant differences were present for Black students0́9 2-year persistence rates. The 2-year persistence rates were very low for both Black students who stayed and for Black students who transferred to a different community college. Statistically significant differences were revealed in all 9 academic years between the graduation rates of Black and White students. White students had higher graduation rates than Black students in all 9 academic years. Implications for policy and recommendations for research were provided. The electronic version of this dissertation is accessible from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2172