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Hamilton Jean-Baptiste Raymond – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Low African American male student graduation rates in the United States have been a concern for higher education administrators, and more strategies to address their challenges are needed. This basic qualitative study addressed the experiences of African American male students who persisted to graduation at a predominantly Black institution in the…
Descriptors: African American Students, Agenda Setting, Goal Orientation, Academic Persistence
Andre´s Jaime – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Latinx students face some of the country's lowest persistence and graduation rates (Green & Wright, 2017). Previous research affirms the need to develop intentional student support programs inclusive of the characteristics, identities, strengths, and unique needs of underrepresented student populations, including Latinx students, to improve…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Religious Colleges, Institutional Mission, Experiential Learning
Clarence Y. Madison – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this case study was to examine student experiences within an established guided pathways model program that integrated a system of student support to increase on-time graduation rates. Four research questions guided the investigation: (1) How did the participants describe the college's approach to helping students enter an academic…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Guided Pathways, Time to Degree, Student Attitudes
Nathan Linwood Brown Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This professional practice dissertation is an action research study that examined the impact alternative high school programs (AHSPs) have on the graduation rates of Black students who attend these programs. Data were gathered through the use of surveys, interviews, a focus group, and an expert panel that incorporated feedback from students,…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Graduation Rate, African American Students, Program Effectiveness
Clark-Jeter, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Many students at an urban vocational high school have failed to pass the mathematics section of the New Jersey high school graduation assessment. Students who fail the graduation assessment are in danger of not earning their high school diploma. The purpose of this study was to learn, from the instructors' perspectives, why students were not…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Tucker, Treva L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this quantitative research study was to determine the relative impact school culture has on student achievement (specifically AYP status, dropout rates and graduation rates) in select urban and suburban Georgia high schools. To examine this relationship, the researcher reviewed data collected from the School Culture Survey (SCS)…
Descriptors: School Culture, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools