04162nam 2200685 450 991046033740332120200520144314.00-7618-5813-X0-7618-5779-6(CKB)3710000000244194(EBL)1791709(SSID)ssj0001377400(PQKBManifestationID)11768777(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001377400(PQKBWorkID)11327839(PQKB)11459314(MiAaPQ)EBC1791709(Au-PeEL)EBL1791709(CaPaEBR)ebr10938192(CaONFJC)MIL647158(OCoLC)891447823(EXLCZ)99371000000024419420140930h20122012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrResearch studies in higher eduction educating multicultural college students /edited by Terence Hicks and Abul Pitre ; contributors, Bryan Adriano [and twelve others]Lanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :University Press of America, Inc.,2012.©20121 online resource (309 p.)Issues in Black Education SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-15901-7 0-7618-5778-8 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Research Studies In Higher Education; Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword ; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Qualitative Research Studies on the African American and Latino College Student; Chapter One: African American and Latino First-Generation Students: Implications for Teachers, School Counselors, University Officials, Parents, and Students; Chapter Two: Inspired to be the First: How African American First-Generation Students are Predisposed to Pursue Higher Education; Chapter Three: Enhancing Success in the Community College: Recommendations from African American Male StudentsChapter Four: Societal Perceptions of African American Males in Higher Education and the Adverse Impact It Has on their Academic Achievement at Predominantly White InstitutionsQuantitative and Qualitative Research Studies on the First-Generation College Student; Chapter Five: Engagement Practices and Study Abroad Participation of First-Generation American College Students; Chapter Six: ""I thought I was so dumb. . ."": Low-Income First Generation College Students, Inequities in Academic Preparation and Reference Group TheoryChapter Seven: Examining Involvement as a Critical Factor: Perceptions from First-Generation and Non-First-Generation StudentsQuantitative Research Studies on Undecided and Non-traditional College Students; Chapter Eight: Factors Impacting the Academic Achievement of Undecided College Students; Chapter Nine: An Analysis on Retention Among Traditional and Non-Traditional Students in Select North Carolina Community Colleges; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors<span><span><span>The book provides quantitative and qualitative research studies regarding African American, first-generation, undecided, and non-traditional college students. The book includes important recommendations for university administrators, faculty, and staff in supporting the academic, personal, and social adjustment of college life of various types of students. </span></span></span>Issues in black education series.African AmericansEducation (Higher)First-generation college studentsEducation, HigherResearchElectronic books.African AmericansEducation (Higher)First-generation college students.Education, HigherResearch.378.73Hicks TerencePitre AbulAdriano BryanMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460337403321Research studies in higher eduction1918581UNINA