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Barbara J. Tucker – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This convergent mixed method study examined the supports and barriers of Black male student persistence at a predominantly White institution in the southeastern United States through four research questions: 1) To what extent do mean graduation rates vary across self-described racial designations and gender over the academic years 2013-2021 at a…
Descriptors: Barriers, Affordances, African American Students, Males
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Asher Golden, Noah; Zacher Pandya, Jessica – Language and Education, 2019
This article revisits questions on the utility of identity in literacy studies. Following a review of the range of conceptions of identity and framings of its uses, we argue that "identity-as-position" is needed as a pragmatic tool in the field of literacy studies, and grounds responsive critical literacy practices. Drawing on a…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Critical Literacy, Case Studies, Literacy Education
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De La Garza, Thomas; Wood, J. Luke; Harris, Frank, III – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The Community College Survey of Men (CCSM) assesses predictors of student success for historically underrepresented and underserved men in community colleges. The instrument is designed to inform programming and service-delivery for male students (Wood & Harris, 2013). While the instrument was designed for community college men in general,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Veterans, Veterans Education, Predictor Variables
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Halperin, Ronnie; Kessler, Suzanne; Braunschweiger, Dana – Journal of Correctional Education, 2012
Educational achievement has been shown to be negatively correlated with recidivism among those released from prison (Nuttall, Hollmen, and Staley, 2003). The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a prison art rehabilitation program, Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA), on inmate participation in voluntary educational programs. RTA…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Programs, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, College Programs