Achieving Academic and Career Success: How Six Low-Income African-American Students Defied the Odds

Autor/in	Buckner, Sharonda LaTriece
Titel	Achieving Academic and Career Success: How Six Low-Income African-American Students Defied the Odds
Quelle	(2021), (107 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Students; African American Students; Low Income Students; Community Colleges; Academic Achievement; Careers; Success; Outcomes of Education; Family Influence; Role Models; Extracurricular Activities; Federal Programs; Student Motivation; Resilience (Psychology); Participatory Research; Action Research; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Community college; Community College; Schulleistung; Career; Karriere; Erfolg; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Identifikationsfigur; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Schulische Motivation; Forschungstätigkeit; Projektforschung
Abstract	Students from higher-income households have more advantages related to access to a quality education and educational opportunities. These advantages give students from higher-income households many opportunities to achieve academic and career success. Low-income African-American students, on the other hand, encounter many challenges as they aspire to achieve academic and career success, which limits their opportunities. This convergent mixed methods, interview-based, participatory action research study described factors that contribute to the academic and career success of six low-income African-American college students who were participants in the TRIO program at a community college in central Illinois. Findings of the study revealed five common themes that assisted these students in defying the odds and achieving academic and career success: (1) Family support was a determining factor for each student's academic and career success; (2) Non-family mentors served as positive role models throughout students' school years; (3) Involvement in extra-curricular activities, sports, and leadership helped students build character and develop skills; (4) Upward Bound (UB) and TRIO staff provided positive influence toward academic and career success; and (5) Personal determination empowered these students to persevere, be resilient in the face of adversity, and defy the odds. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01