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RETAINING AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKS AS A RETENTION FACTOR

Paul-Dixon, Darla Lynn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1177001339

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2007, Master of Science, Miami University, Family and Child Studies.
There are a limited number of qualitative research studies, which discover the multiple ways in which family influences African-American male students to be retained and graduate from college. This study serves as a contribution to the few which inclusively examines this phenomenon. The 14 African-American male seniors whom currently attend a predominantly white university and a black historical college lend agency through their voices on how family supports have been the dominant retention factor for their persistence to remain in college. Seven themes emerged through their experiences, which describes how families have offered a wealth of wisdom, nurturing, and guidance in many matters of their life pertaining to their mental, emotional, and spiritual essentials. Their experiences provide an advantageous retention strategy, which could be significantly beneficial for faculty, administration, and staff members of higher education institutions, early outreach programs, bridge programs, and last but not least- families of African-American males.
Kevin Bush (Advisor)
48 p.
African-American male; college; retention; graduation; family support networks

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  • Paul-Dixon, D. L. (2007). RETAINING AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKS AS A RETENTION FACTOR [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1177001339

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Paul-Dixon, Darla. RETAINING AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKS AS A RETENTION FACTOR. 2007. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1177001339.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Paul-Dixon, Darla. "RETAINING AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKS AS A RETENTION FACTOR." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1177001339

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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