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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Historically Black College and University"”.
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African American Female Professors' Experiences in an Historically Black College and University Organizational Culture
… normative glue that holds organizations together and guides and shapes behavior. The majority of the research that has been conducted on this subject relates to predominantly White institutions and their predominant White male faculties. The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth account …
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Key Factors That Influence First-Generation College Students To Attend A Historically Black College And University
… that cost, campus environment, academic majors, and family were the 4 key factors that influenced their decisions to attend the research institution. From the perspective of cost, the participants, particularly the in-state students, felt as though the university was reasonably priced compared to …
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Types Of Social Support In Distance Education And Academic Performance At A Southwestern Historically Black College And University
… learning offers benefits to both institutions and students (Anderson, 2008), research has also found students may exhibit stress and anxiety as a result of isolation and loneliness caused by distance learning (Duranton & Mason, 2012; Heinman, 2008; Kim, 2011; Muirhead & Blum, 2006). Additional …
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From Isolation to Ambiguity: Fiscal Equity, the Perpetuation of Past Discrimination and the Status of the Public Historically Black College and University (Hbcu)
… policy circles regarding issues of fiscal equity and adequacy, particularly as they apply to public HBCUs. Through the use of quantitative history and the employment of specialized educational price indexes, such as the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI), publicly funded HBCUs provide an …
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EXPLORING THE CAPACITY AND STUDENT NEEDS OF WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED AT A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY (HBCU): A CASE STUDY APPROACH
… across the United States administer the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) to assess their students’ general health based on nine topic areas (i.e. sleep, nutrition, mental health, drug use, sexual behavior, etc.) in relation to their impact on academics. Overall, there is low participation …
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Impact Of Retention Initiatives On The Levels Of Self-Efficacy And Hope In African American Students On A Historically Black College And University Campus In Kentucky
… study examined the levels of self-efficacy and hope of the students at-risk that participated in a college program with multiple retention initiatives. The students selected were identified as students at-risk due to their high school GPAs and standardized test scores. The initiative focused …
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Academically Gifted, Poor African American Male Undergraduates in Engineering: Perceptions of Factors Contributing to Success in a Historically Black College and University and a Predominantly White Institution Context
Research focusing on the academic and social experiences of academically gifted, poor, African American male college students has been limited. Recent findings on college persistence stress the role of institutions of higher education in providing educational opportunities. However, research on …
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The familiar and the foreign: Dance on the historically black college campus
… is to illuminate the missing voices of historically black college and university dance programs in the national discussion on the history and development of dance in American higher education. The methodology included the selection of five subject schools that are historically black …
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AN EXAMINATION OF BLACK MALES’ ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT HAZING WITHIN A BLACK GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATION
The purpose of this descriptive and inferential quantitative research design was to examine the differences in attitudes and beliefs about hazing activities within Black Greek letter organizations (BGLOs). While previous research has highlighted the existence of hazing activities and practices in …
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Parental Influence on Academic Achievement: Undergraduate Students' Perspectives at a Virginia HBCU
… was to identify the perceptions of undergraduate college students regarding the types of supports that their parents/guardians provided to encourage their academic success, as defined by college attendance at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Virginia. The research was …
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Exploring the Interpersonal Relationships of Black Men in Undergraduate Engineering Programs
… population in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is Black men—a group at the nexus of being a gender majority and racial minority. Thus, the purpose of this exploratory research study is to understand how Black men experience interpersonal relationships in undergraduate engineering …
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What It Means to Be a Man: Masculinity, Sexual Risk-Taking, and HIV Testing Behavior among Heterosexual African American Males
… unprotected sex, sex with multiple partners, and sex with high-risk partners. African American adult men get tested at almost the same rate (52%) as African American women 53% (CDC, 2007). HIV testing is important to the prevention of HIV/AIDS and can result in substantial reductions in risk …
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Death by Design: An Examination of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Intercollegiate Athletic Department Transportation Policies
The purpose of this study was to examine HBCU (Historically Black College and University) intercollegiate athletic transportation practices and policies. This dissertation examined the transportation policies and procedures currently used by HBCU intercollegiate athletic programs. The study sought …
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Three Essays on the Well-Being of Vulnerable Populations
… that measure the impact of social programs and policies on the well being of their target populations. The first essay entitled "The Wage Impact of Historically Black College and University Attendance" examines the impact of attending a Historically Black College or University on the wages …
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Introductory Mathematics and STEM Persistence: Examining the Differences between Online and In-Person Performance at a HBCU
… initiatives to increase public awareness of and training in STEM that will ultimately produce STEM degrees. </p> <p>The purpose of this research was to examine the performance differences that exist between web-based introductory math courses and classroom-based introductory math courses at …