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McCoy, Dorian L.; Luedke, Courtney L.; Winkle-Wagner, Rachelle – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
For this multisite qualitative case study, framed in Bourdieu's social reproduction theory, we examined mentoring experiences among Students of Color majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines at both a predominantly White institution and a historically Black institution. Findings revealed that faculty served…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Mentors, Minority Group Students, STEM Education
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Lu, Charles – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Latino males are the lowest male ethnic subgroup to attain a four-year STEM college degree. This phenomenological qualitative research study used two rounds of interviews with twelve Latino male students in Central Texas to examine their first semester science experiences using a science identity framework. Findings indicate that developing a…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Males, Phenomenology, Qualitative Research
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Sulé, V. Thandi – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
Sense of belonging is recognized as a factor contributing to persistence to graduation. Furthermore, interactional diversity is associated with learning and civic outcomes--touted higher education goals. Hip-hop culture, one of the most influential cultural creations of the mid-20th century, has succeeded in attracting devotees from diverse…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Music, Popular Culture, College Students
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Olafson, Lori; Schraw, Gregory; Kehrwald, Nicholas – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
Academic dishonesty, also known as academic misconduct, includes a variety of actions such as plagiarism, cheating on tests using text messaging or concealed notes, exchanging work with other students, buying essays from students or on the Internet, and having other students write examinations (Diekhoff, LaBeff, Shinohara, & Yasukawa, 1999;…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Cheating, Deception, Plagiarism
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Pryor, Jonathan T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Faculty and peer interactions are 2 of the most important relationships for college students to foster (Astin, 1993). Transgender college students have an increasing visible presence on college campuses (Pusch, 2005), yet limited research exists on their experiences and struggles in the classroom environment (Garvey & Rankin, 2015; Renn,…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Peer Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship
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Park, Julie J. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of Freshmen to examine the racial/ ethnic composition of student organizations as well as the relationship between student organization participation and close interracial friendship. White students were the most likely to be in majority White environments in fraternities and sororities,…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Fraternities, Sororities, Racial Composition