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

<p>This 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 on enhancing their self-efficacy and hope through additional resources that assisted with a student's academic and social life. The development of self-efficacy has been proven important to a student's academic, cognitive, and personal development. Hope has been proven to be important in finding different routes to success and the motivation a person has to take those routes. This study displays the significant role that multiple retention initiatives can play as it relates to self-efficacy and hope. It is hoped that professionals will be able to create methods that will help students to develop high levels of hope and self-efficacy that will lead to better retention rates for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2018

Author dc:creator

• White, George Maurice

• African American College Students
• HBCUs
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities
• hope
• retention
• self-efficacy
• Educational Administration and Supervision

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2018 George Maurice White

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/588

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1586