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Direct linkKisha M. Dasent – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Over the past 40 years, colleges and universities have seen an increase in groups of traditionally marginalized people as students. Groups such as mature adult learners, African Americans/Blacks, and female students have closed the disparity gap but continue to fall behind their White, male, and female counterparts in terms of degree success. The…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Doctoral Students, Blacks
Clark, Joni Denise Dent – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Just as there are reasons why Black American women decide not to attend college or to dropout of college when they are young, there are reasons why they choose to enter or reenter college as adults. Among those reasons are self-fulfillment, career aspirations, financial incentives offered by employers, and military benefits (Parr, 2000; Richardson…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, African American Students, Females, Academic Achievement
Drayton, Brendaly Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This multiple case study explored how the literate experiences of six African American men influenced their perceptions of and engagement with a community-based adult basic education and literacy (ABEL) program in a large northeastern city. The theoretical framework included a social practices view of literacy and a constructivist view of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Adults, Males, African Americans
Zehner, Drusilla Charlene Beecher – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Information literacy, defined as, "the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information" (American Library Association, 2003, paragraph 1), is necessary for success in life. The present study will examine whether the factors of gender, race, and/or socioeconomic status impact information literacy performance and…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Librarians, Users (Information), Information Skills
Tomcsik, Rachel E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate how gender identity construction in virtuality and actuality affect collaborative learning in a corporate community of practice. As part of a virtual ethnographic design, participants were employees from a major American corporation who were interested specifically in social networking applications. The…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Organizational Culture, Sexual Identity, Cooperative Learning
Garland, Rebecca J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Approximately fourteen percent of English-speaking Americans are functionally illiterate. Given this high figure, it is important to understand the barriers that undereducated adults face when they decide to return to school to improve their literacy skills. This qualitative study examines spousal support as one of these barriers. Through…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Literacy Education, Females, Sex Role
