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Black Males’ Self-Efficacy And College Attendance: A Quantitative Study, Shawanda Beale
Black Males’ Self-Efficacy And College Attendance: A Quantitative Study, Shawanda Beale
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
This study will investigate the relationship between Black males’ self-efficacy, college aspirations, and college attendance. Researchers have examined self-efficacy among racial groups and gender (Richardson et al., 2013). Yet, the researcher is interested in examining factors that relate to Black males aspiring to and attending college and the role of self-efficacy in those relationships. Self-efficacy involves belief in one’s ability to accomplish goals (Bandura, 1997). Self-efficacy helps students see themselves as capable of achieving goals. Students with higher self-efficacy develop action plans to attend college, and students with lower self-efficacy are less likely to develop action plans to attend college. …
Academic Persistence Factors For Students Who Delay College Entry, Kirsten Tripodi
Academic Persistence Factors For Students Who Delay College Entry, Kirsten Tripodi
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
Many more students begin college than complete their degrees. Retaining students to graduation has been the objective of many research studies; however, college students are changing. Changing demographics in the United States are creating changes in the college student population that could not have been foreseen years ago. In order inform policy in a changing climate, the research community must study the changes in the student body and what factors are important to the persistence of the new college student. This study will use Adelman's framework from The Toolbox Studies in conjunction with the Beginning Postsecondary Survey in order to …