Recipe for Resilience: Factors Contributing to Urban African American Males' Post-Secondary Academic Achievement

<p>The present research sought greater understanding of and contributes additional insights into supporting the academic success of African American males in urban public high schools and in higher education. The findings based on eight world life interviews of successful African American males from an urban community adds valuable information about the community factors (family, church, schools and community organizations) that contribute to the development of resiliency among African American males. Additionally, the research sought to provide a detailed account of the community wisdom (messages and methods) that informed resilience. Lastly, the transformative nature of resilience was explored in collegiate settings, where stresses and the contested nature of success pushed students to adopt and evolve newer forms of resilience.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Education

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Hargrett, Melvin Thomas

Contributors dc:contributor

• Education
• Copyright © 2014 Melvin Thomas Hargrett
• Doctor of Education (EdD)

• Academic Achievement
• African American Males
• Factors Contributing to
• Post-Secondary
• Recipe for Resilience
• Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/1086

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ecommons.luc.edu:luc_diss-2085