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Getting To Graduation: The Journey Of Low-Income Black Females In The Community College, Rosline M. Sumpter
Getting To Graduation: The Journey Of Low-Income Black Females In The Community College, Rosline M. Sumpter
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The purpose of this study was to understand the journey to college completion for low-income Black females enrolled at the community college. Specifically, this phenomenological interview study sought to understand how low-income Black females define academic success and how the intersectionality of their racial/ethnic, gender, and social class identities promote or hinder their journey to college completion.
Data were gathered from interviews with 13 participants from three community colleges in South Carolina. A phenomenological design helped to answer three research questions: 1) How do low-income Black females in the community college describe and make sense of their journey to college …