“It takes fire to make steel”: Stories of two African American males finding purpose through their college experiences
“It takes fire to make steel”: Stories of two African American males finding purpose through their college experiences
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“钢铁需要火”:两名非裔美国男性通过大学经历找到人生目标的故事
DOI:
10.1108/jme-01-2015-0001
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
9.5
通讯作者:
Laura M. Gonzalez
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作者:
Erik M. Hines;L. Borders;Laura M. Gonzalez
Purpose – This study aims to understand the asset and success factors that contributed to college completion of African American males who persisted through college. Only a dismal 22 per cent of African American males receive bachelor’s degrees compared to 41 per cent of White males (Kena et al., 2015). Design/methodology/approach – The data were analyzed using interpretive phenomenological analysis. The authors interviewed two first-generation African-American males from rural backgrounds to capture their experiences of their process to college completion. Findings – Themes, based in cultural capital theory, that impacted their college persistence were identified within their pre-college experiences, college experiences and post-college perceptions. Recommendations for helping rural African-American males attend and persist through college are offered. Research limitations/implications – Only two participants from one predominately white institution in the southeastern USA were interviewed. Rural student...
影响因子:
7.6
作者:
STEELE, CM;ARONSON, J
通讯作者:
ARONSON, J