Black Male Collegians: Increasing Access, Retention, and Persistence in Higher Education by Robert T. Palmer, J. Luke Wood, Elon T. Dancy III, & Terrell L. Strayhorn

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-416
Author(s):  
Adriel A. Hilton ◽  
Christopher A. Ray
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Black Male ◽  
Persistence In Higher Education

From Teen Parent to Student Parent: Latina Mothers’ Persistence in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 153819272098030
Author(s):  
Giselle Emilia Navarro-Cruz ◽  
Brianne A. Dávila ◽  
Claudia Kouyoumdjian
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adolescent Mothers ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Latina Mothers ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Teen Parent ◽  
Academic And Social Experiences ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Persistence In Higher Education

Less than half of adolescent mothers graduate from high school and fewer obtain a post-secondary degree. The purpose of this study is to understand how Latina mothers who experienced childbirth during adolescence transition to parenthood and higher education. We conducted 13 in-depth interviews with Latina mothers enrolled in higher education. We found that Latina mothers’ persistence in higher education is influenced by psychosocial factors, initial commitments, academic and social experiences in college, and final commitments.

scholarly journals Multilevel modeling of persistence in higher education

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (100) ◽  
pp. 664-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Eugénia Ferrão ◽  
Leandro S. Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Relevant Variables ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Persistence In Higher Education

Abstract The dropout or evasion rates in higher education are now a social and institutional concern, justifying the implementation of public policies to prevent this phenomenon. These policies need studies on the most determinant variables of the risk of dropout. The main objective of this study is to analyze the student’s persistence in undergraduate courses, and the relationship with the student’s previous school trajectory and with the conditions of entrance into higher education, controlling for students’ sociodemographic characteristics, such as gender and age. We applied multilevel logistic regression models to data of 2.697 freshmen enrolled in a Portuguese public university in the academic year 2015/16. The results suggest that failure in basic education (ISCED 2) has a long-term effect. According to the estimates obtained, students who declare not having failed in basic education have odds ratio of persistence 2.7 times higher than students who declare having failed in basic education. The conditions of student’s admission to the course he/she attends are relevant variables to persistence in Higher Education, for example, whether s/he was admitted to her/his first option course and the student’s university entrance score. The results also show that older and male students have lower probability of persistence.

Introducing the Black Male Adult Learner Success Theory

2020 ◽  
pp. 074171362095960
Author(s):  
Ramon B. Goings
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Black Male ◽  
Adult Learner ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Male Adult ◽  
Scholar Identity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Learner Success

Given the preponderance of deficit-oriented discourse about Black men and adult learners in higher education, there have not been theoretical frameworks put forth to explain the success of Black male adult learners in higher education. Thus, this article describes the Black male adult learner success theory, which builds on Gilman Whiting’s scholar identity model and Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological system theory and was developed as a lens to examine the unique experiences of Black male adult learners in higher education and the impact of their various environments on their academic success. In response to the call for action from adult education scholars, this article introduces an asset-based theoretical approach for researchers to use when studying Black male adult learners. The article provides implications for using the Black male adult learner success theory for policy and practitioners. The article ends with providing future recommendations for research based on the theory.

The Impact of Learning on Student Persistence in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 152102512091557
Author(s):  
Maureen Snow Andrade ◽  
Ronald Mellado Miller ◽  
David McArthur ◽  
Morgan Ogden
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Persistence ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Professional Mobility ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Graduating Students ◽  
Persistence In Higher Education

The private economic benefits of persistence in higher education include better salaries and benefits, higher employment rates, greater savings, superior working conditions, and increased personal and professional mobility. Democratizing higher education is a first step to extending these benefits to a range of individuals. However, universities must also help an increasingly diverse body of students be successful and persist to graduation. This study explores a new aspect of persistence research, specifically, the views of graduating students and alumni regarding factors that influence whether or not they would return to the same institution, go to another institution, or not attend university at all if they were to make the choice again. Findings indicate that those who would not pursue higher education at all scored significantly lower on ratings reflective of learning, specifically essential learning outcomes and various aspects of academic engagement, suggesting that the learning experience is key to higher education persistence.

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