A Case Study of the Role of a Black Male Initiative in Fostering the Necessary Capital for Black Male Undergraduates to Persist and Succeed at a Predominantly White Institution

Autor/in	Carey, Maya Henson
Titel	A Case Study of the Role of a Black Male Initiative in Fostering the Necessary Capital for Black Male Undergraduates to Persist and Succeed at a Predominantly White Institution
Quelle	(2021), (174 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3744-1935-1
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Undergraduate Students; Blacks; African American Students; Males; Predominantly White Institutions; Academic Persistence; Success; Social Capital; Interpersonal Relationship; Cultural Capital; Community Influence; College Programs; Race; Social Support Groups; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Black person; Schwarzer; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Erfolg; Sozialkapital; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Studienprogramm; Rasse; Abstammung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	Black men suffer some of the most dismal completion rates in higher education due to the extremely hostile campus environments they experience at many institutions, particularly predominantly White institutions. Increased stereotypes, alienation, isolation, racialized incidents, and lack of support from peers, faculty, and administration can affect these students' acclimation to campus environments and academic performance, eventually forcing them to discontinue their education (Jackson & Hui, 2017; McCoy & Rodricks, 2015). Many institutions are now turning their efforts to more support services for students of color, particularly males. This phenomenological case study explored the personal, social, and interpersonal capital most significant to the persistence and academic success of Black undergraduate males at a four-year public research predominantly White institution in the Southeast. It also examined how participation in a Black male initiative at this institution impacted how this capital was fostered. Through pre-interview surveys and individual interviews with members of the Collegiate 100, a Black male initiate at a public four-year public research, predominantly White institution in the southeast, this study employed Yosso's (2005) community cultural wealth as a guiding framework. The study found that the Black male participants felt that their membership in the Collegiate 100 aided them in their academic success and with any challenges they have face in higher education. The capitals of community cultural wealth -- familial, social, navigational, linguistic, resistant, and aspirational -- overlapped as students discussed their communities where they grew up and the ones they have formed since coming to the University. They also described not always feeling comfortable on campus and experiencing inequities but appreciate the safe space that the Collegiate 100 creates. Each student also had specific plans after college and career aspirations. These were in part because of their strong support systems and communities, families and mentors. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01