Improving Higher Education Attainment Among African American Women

African American women enroll and persist in post-secondary education at higher rates than African American males yet there is little research on the factors that contribute their disproportionate college persistence in comparison with their White female counterparts. While this study reviewed critical theories that detail the educational challenges for African American female students, the study also interviewed women who experienced success in higher education attainment. This combined review illustrates strategies that break patterns that impede African American women's efforts and based on the findings suggest approaches to improve higher education attainment.

Name thesis:degree_name

EdD

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Professional Doctorate in Educational Leadership (ProDEL)

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Knox, Renee

Contributors dc:contributor

• Gretchen Generett
• Anne FitzGerald
• Judy Griggs

• African American Women
• Black Culture
• Educational Equity
• Gender Bias
• Student Persistence
• Underrepresented Students

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/760

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1776