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An Outcome Study Examining the Institutional Factors Related to African-American College Graduation Rates and Return on Investment

Locust, Jonathan E, Jr.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1498811978269526

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toledo, Foundations of Education.
African American college enrollment rates continue to increase, while graduation rates do not. This state of affairs lends itself to a wealth disparity between African Americans and other racial groups. As such, this research investigated if university demographics and classification of institutional type can predict African American student success, operationally defined by graduation rates and ROI (20 years). Multiple statistical models, analyzing government and proprietary normative data found one key variable emerged. An African American student increases their odds of both graduating and receiving the highest ROI, by attending a university with the highest overall university graduation rate, regardless of the percentage of African American Students in attendance, cost, public or private, or enrollment size. A SUCCESS Model ties together all statistical findings, anecdotal discoveries and larger implications of this research. Findings generalize beyond the African American student.
Dale Snauwaert (Advisor)
Lynne Hamer (Committee Member)
Mary Ellen Edwards (Committee Member)
Oscar McKnight (Committee Member)
222 p.
Adult Education; African American Studies; African Americans; African History; African Studies; Black History; Black Studies; Business Education; Continuing Education; Counseling Education; Cultural Resources Management; Education; Education Finance; Education History; Education Philosophy; Education Policy; Educational Evaluation; Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Educational Sociology; Educational Tests and Measurements; Educational Theory; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration; Multicultural Education; School Administration; School Counseling
African-American, graduation, ROI, higher education, college, college cost, African-American student, behavioral economics, affirmative action, HBCU, cost, public, private, PWI, statistics, African-American graduation rate, student success

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  • Locust, Jr., J. E. (2017). An Outcome Study Examining the Institutional Factors Related to African-American College Graduation Rates and Return on Investment [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1498811978269526

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  • Locust, Jr., Jonathan. An Outcome Study Examining the Institutional Factors Related to African-American College Graduation Rates and Return on Investment . 2017. University of Toledo, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1498811978269526.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Locust, Jr., Jonathan. "An Outcome Study Examining the Institutional Factors Related to African-American College Graduation Rates and Return on Investment ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1498811978269526

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