Fostering Hope and Closing the Academic Gap: An Examination of College Retention for African-American and Latino Students who Participate in the Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Participation Program (Learning Community) While Enrolled in a Predominately White Institution
Fostering Hope and Closing the Academic Gap: An Examination of College Retention for African-American and Latino Students who Participate in the Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Participation Program (Learning Community) While Enrolled in a Predominately White Institution
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培养希望并缩小学术差距：对参加路易斯斯托克斯联盟少数族裔参与计划（学习社区）的非裔美国人和拉丁裔学生在以白人为主的院校注册时的大学保留情况进行检查
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10.15760/etd.236
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2012
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6.2
通讯作者：
Aisha La'Chae Hollands
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作者：
Aisha La'Chae Hollands
............................................................................................我奉献 ....................................................................................................................三世致谢 ..............................................................................第四列表 .............................................................................................................第八章我:介绍和背景的问题 ............................................................................1目的宣言 ..............................................................................................3意义 ........................................................................................................4个人的旅程 ................................................................................................7个关键术语和概念 .....................................................................................第二章:文献综述文献的组织 ..........................................................................12定义保留和持久性 .................................................................13杆教育改革 ................................................................................15多样性和学习社区 ..............................................................18高等教育中有色人种学生和教师的保留...................19个框架:(rio Tinto)的学生集成理论 ...............................................22日与保留模型普遍存在的问题 ............................................................25 (rio Tinto)学生整合理论文化问题 ....................................26有色人种学生的参与、坚持和大学氛围.....................29日文学学习社区 ...............................................................34理论基础的学习社区 ........................................35类型的学习社区 .....................................................................39挑战学习社区 ............................................................42学习社区的好处和优势 ...........................................43协作、合作和共享的社区 ........................................45的社区发展阶段 ................................................................47岁的总结文献综述 .........................................................................48第三章:方法介绍 ......................................................................................................49岁的研究方法 ...................................................................................50的研究背景 ...............................................................................................54第七研究参与者 ........................................................................................55数据收集和技术 .........................................................................61年的数据分析,管理和解释 .................................................66准确,可信度和可靠性的设计 ..................................70年该研究的局限性 ...................................................................................71章总结 ............................................................................................72年前进 ..............................................................................................第四章：结果和发现结果和发现的介绍和概述.................................74年主题# 1从高中毕业到大学学位 ...........................76个人的影响和自我激励主题# 2在大学地形 .......................................................80年第一代学生和LSAMP项目主题# 3惊喜,惊喜 ............................................................................86大学的持久性和歧视主题# 4一种归属感 .....................................................................89大学的持久性和保留章总结 ............................................................................................93年第五章:讨论&连接结果的影响 ..............................................................................................94的总结数据突出了 .............................................................................97年的研究总结 ................................................................................................99年主题# 1从高中毕业到大学学位 ..........................100年主题# 2在大学地形 .......................................................101 # 3主题惊喜,惊喜 ..........................................................................103年主题# 4一种归属感 ...................................................................106年对政策和实践的影响 ........................................................107年对未来研究的建议 .........................................................109年的结论 .....................................................................................................110年引用 ..........................................................................................................112附录A:知情同意书 .......................................................................128附录B:参与者的人口调查问卷 ..............................................130附录C:焦点小组指导、结构问题 ............................................132附录D:面对面的面试问题 ........................................................135
............................................................................................i Dedication .................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgments..............................................................................iv List of Tables ............................................................................................................. viii CHAPTER I: THE ISSUE Introduction and Background ............................................................................ 1 Purpose Statement .............................................................................................. 3 Significance ........................................................................................................ 4 Personal Journey ................................................................................................ 7 Key terms & Concepts ..................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW Organization of the Literature .......................................................................... 12 Defining Retention and Persistence ................................................................. 13 STEM Education Reform ................................................................................ 15 Diversity and Learning Communities .............................................................. 18 Retention of Students and Faculty of Color in Higher Education ................... 19 Framework: Tinto‘ Student Integration Theory ............................................... 22 General Issues with Retention Models ............................................................ 25 Cultural Issues with Tinto Student Integration Theory .................................... 26 Students of Color Engagement, Persistence & College Climate ..................... 29 Literature on Learning Communities ............................................................... 34 Theoretical Foundations of Learning Communities ........................................ 35 Types of Learning Communities ..................................................................... 39 Challenges for Learning Communities ............................................................ 42 Benefits and Strengths of Learning Communities ........................................... 43 Collaboration, Partnerships and Shared community ........................................ 45 Stages of Community Development ................................................................ 47 Summary of Literature Review ......................................................................... 48 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY Introduction ...................................................................................................... 49 The Research Approach ................................................................................... 50 Research Setting ............................................................................................... 54 vii Research Participants ........................................................................................ 55 Data Collection & Techniques ......................................................................... 61 Data Analysis, Management & Interpretation ................................................. 66 Accuracy, Trustworthiness & Soundness of the Design .................................. 70 Limitations of the Study ................................................................................... 71 Chapter Summary ............................................................................................ 72 Moving Forward .............................................................................................. 73 CHAPTER IV: RESULTS & FINDINGS Introduction and Overview of the Results and Findings ................................. 74 Theme #1 From a High school diploma to a College degree ........................... 76 Personal influences and Self-motivation Theme #2 Navigating the College Terrain ....................................................... 80 First Generation students and the LSAMP Program Theme #3 Surprise, Surprise ............................................................................ 86 College Persistence & Discrimination Theme #4 A Sense of Belonging ..................................................................... 89 College Persistence & Retention Chapter Summary ............................................................................................ 93 CHAPTER V: DISCUSSION & IMPLICATIONS Linking Findings .............................................................................................. 94 Summary of data highlights ............................................................................. 97 Study Summary ................................................................................................ 99 Theme #1 From a high school diploma to a college degree .......................... 100 Theme #2 Navigating the college terrain ....................................................... 101 Theme #3 Surprise, Surprise .......................................................................... 103 Theme #4 A Sense of Belonging ................................................................... 106 Implications for Policy and for Practice ........................................................ 107 Recommendations for Future Research ......................................................... 109 Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 110 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 112 Appendix A: Informed Consent Form ....................................................................... 128 Appendix B: Participant Demographic Questionnaire .............................................. 130 Appendix C: Focus Group Guide, Structure, Questions ............................................ 132 Appendix D: Face to Face Interview Questions ........................................................ 135