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Arlen Sims – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Given the critical role of mentoring in the success of African American males in college, it is essential to gain a deeper understanding of how mentoring programs can best support African American male students and what elements contribute to their success (Henry, 2021). Recognizing that mentoring significantly influences the retention, academic…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Students, Black Colleges, Mentors
Tammy Elaine Smithers – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This exploratory sequential cross-cultural gender study used phenomenological narrative and quantitative critical approaches to examine the role of retention initiatives and their impact on the persistence to graduation of Black and Latina business and engineering baccalaureates at a historically Black college and university and Hispanic-serving…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Females, Undergraduate Students, School Holding Power
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Gasman, Marybeth; Nguyen, Thai-Huy – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to discuss the methods that were used to do egalitarian research with ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Rather than doing research "on" these institutions, the authors worked with them to understand their successes and build upon their capacity in the science, technology, engineering and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Black Colleges, Educational Research, African American Students
Hobson, Lisa D.; Harris, Deborah; Buckner-Manley, Kimberley; Smith, Patricia – Educational Foundations, 2012
Teacher preparation programs across the country have faced criticisms regarding the quality of their programs. Additionally, these programs now compete with non-traditional programs when their graduates seek positions in public schools. As a result of many conversations as well as audits of the degree program at institutions in the state of Texas,…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teaching Experience, Novices, Mentors