Author: Sharron HelmPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 252
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The Relationship Between Self-efficacy, Locus of Control, Spirituality, Personal Characteristics, and Academic Success of African-American Young Adults
Author: Sharron HelmPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 252
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The Relationship Between Self-efficacy, Resilience and Academic Achievement Among African-American Urban Adolescent Students
Author: Natosha Peterson SpeightPublisher:
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Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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In today's society, students from urban environments are often exposed to higher rates of crime and violence, poverty, school dropout, incarceration, substance abuse, and many other factors that are associated with increased risk for social and/or emotional problems (Babbitt & Byrne, 1999; Jeffries, 2000; Schensul, 1998; Van Horn, 1999). Many of these factors interfere with the learning and educational process of urban adolescent students. Although many urban adolescents face similar risk factors, some students manage to overcome the stressors and show positive adaptation in the face of adversity. Unfortunately, these success stories are far too often the exception, rather than the norm or the expectation. Barbarin (1992) noted that the way African-American children are able to survive and thrive in the face of adversity clearly requires more attention. The current study explored this phenomenon by examining the relationships between self-efficacy, resilience and achievement, and provides empirical data to the scant research literature on African-American urban adolescents. The present study examined the relationships between self-efficacy, resilience and academic achievement among African-American urban high school students in Washington, DC. The study hypothesized positive relationships between self-efficacy, resilience and achievement, and also examined the contribution of self-efficacy and resilience in predicting academic achievement. Collected data were analyzed using correlation statistics, multiple regression analyses and analysis of variance. The study further explored the contributory effect of select demographic variables (i.e. authoritative parenting, role models, and socioeconomic status) on the variance in self-efficacy and resilience. Results indicated that resilience was significantly and positively correlated with achievement, self-efficacy and authoritative parenting. Additionally, authoritative parenting was significantly and positively correlated with achievement, influential role models, and self-efficacy. Authoritative parenting also emerged as a significant predictor of self-efficacy and resilience. Based on the findings of the current study, resilience and authoritative parenting may be protective factors for African-American urban youth. Strategies and interventions developed to support and promote resilience and authoritative parenting are likely to have implications for positive outcomes, which may also mitigate risk factors and contribute to lessening the achievement gap among cultural groups. Implications for future research and intervention are discussed.
The Relationship Between Academic Success and Self-efficacy, School Identity, and Perceptions of Classroom Teacher Support Among African American Middle School Boys
Author: Wellington J. ColemanPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 192
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On Spiritual Strivings
Author: Cynthia B. DillardPublisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791468128
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Offers both a theoretical and concrete example of what W. E. B. Du Bois called “spiritual strivings.”
The Influence of Personal Goals on the Relationship Between Locus of Control and Academic Competence
Author: Edith HertelPublisher:
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Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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The Influence of Racial Identity Development and Locus of Control on the Career Self-efficacy of African-American Adolescents
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Category : African American teenagers
Languages : en
Pages :
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Evolution of the Soul
Author: Ramona D. CoxPublisher:
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Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
"This study examines the educational experiences of African American adult learners who have described their journey through higher education as transformative; particularly, learners who have attended or are attending community college. This study looks at how transformation helps move minority learners towards academic achievement and personal empowerment. The research attempted to answer the following three questions: 1) How do adult African American learners who are attending or have attended community college define their transformation within the context of transformative learning?, 2) What are the sociocultural, spiritual, and empowerment dimensions of transformative learning for this population?, and 3) What factors within this transformative experience contributed to what African American adult learners define as personal growth and achievement/success? As part of this phenomenological narrative study, data was collected primarily through one-on-one, semi-structured interviews with five, adult, African American learners, including three females and two males. Each participant described experiencing: a life change through a major event or crisis, an increase in cultural consciousness, an increase in spiritual evolution, and a stronger sense of purpose in life due to their community college learning. A conceptual framework that incorporates transformative learning, critical race and spirituality theories was used to analyze the learners' narratives. Data show that participants developed an overwhelming sense of empowerment while going through their educational journey that helped them develop into academically, socially, and emotionally prepared individuals ready to face an unjust society. This study suggests that understanding the journey of African American adult learners can help educational leaders improve the transfer, retention, and graduation rates of this student population. These learners' journeys can also help educators and researchers better appreciate the social, spiritual, and cultural dimensions of transformative learning at the community college level."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.
The Relationship Between Locus of Control, Achievement, and Demographic Variables Among Blacks in a Personalized Instructional Program
Author: Joan Carol MayPublisher:
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Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Standing Outside on the Inside
Author: Olga M. WelchPublisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791433416
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Role of Academic Self-efficacy in the Success of At-risk African American College Students
Author: Samuel Lamar WrightPublisher:
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Category : African American college students
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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