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ERIC Number: EJ614090
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0737-7363
Keys to College Success as Seen through the Eyes of African American Adult Students.
Ross-Gordon, Jovita; Brown-Haywood, Felicia
Journal of Continuing Higher Education, v48 n3 p14-23 Fall 2000
Interviews with 19 African-American college students age 24 and older indicated that they reentered college with a clearer sense of their goals. To them, meaningful learning had real-world relevance. Self-efficacy was a key to their success and faculty and personal support made a difference. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Black Students, Higher Education, Reentry Students, Self Efficacy, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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