Research studies in higher eduction : educating multicultural college students / / edited by Terence Hicks and Abul Pitre ; contributors, Bryan Adriano [and twelve others]

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2012; ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.73
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - Education (Higher); First-generation college students; Education, Higher - Research
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): HicksTerence; PitreAbul; AdrianoBryan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Students ; Chapter 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 Theory ; Chapter 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
• Sommario/riassunto: <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>
• Titolo autorizzato: Research studies in higher eduction
• ISBN: 0-7618-5813-X; 0-7618-5779-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460337403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Issues in black education series.