ERIC Number: EJ1104743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Aug
Pages: 17
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(Re)Defining the Narrative: High-Achieving Nontraditional Black Male Undergraduates at a Historically Black College and University
Goings, Ramon B.
Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, v66 n3 p237-253 Aug 2016
Using Harper's anti-deficit achievement framework as a theoretical guide, the purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate the academic and social experiences of four nontraditional, high-achieving, Black male undergraduates attending one historically Black university. Findings show that the participants were intrinsically motivated to succeed in college to make a better future for themselves and their families. Support from their peers, family, and children also played a role in their success. Last, the university cultivated a campus environment that affirmed the participants' identities as Black males and nontraditional students. These findings present a counternarrative to deficit-oriented research about Black males generally and nontraditional Black male collegians specifically.
Descriptors: High Achievement, Nontraditional Students, Males, African American Students, Undergraduate Students, Black Colleges, Phenomenology, Student Motivation, Peer Relationship, Social Support Groups, Family Involvement, Educational Environment, Student Responsibility, Urban Schools, Qualitative Research
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