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Sports Studies

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2017

Dr. Christa J. Porter

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Success Through Community Cultural Wealth: Reflection From Black Female College Athletes At A Historically Black College/University And A Historically White Institution, Joseph N. Cooper, Christa J. Porter, Tiffany J. Davis Dec 2016

Success Through Community Cultural Wealth: Reflection From Black Female College Athletes At A Historically Black College/University And A Historically White Institution, Joseph N. Cooper, Christa J. Porter, Tiffany J. Davis

Dr. Christa J. Porter

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Black female college athletes at a Division I historically Black college/university (HBCU) and historically White institution (HWI) and identify key influences that facilitated their academic achievement and positive educational experiences. Two focus groups and eight individual interviews were conducted with three Black female college athletes at a HBCU and five Black female college athletes at a HWI. An 8-item demographic questionnaire was administered to obtain information related to the participants’ personal backgrounds. Yosso’s (2005) community cultural wealth framework was incorporated to highlight individual and environmental influences that contributed to …