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Understanding High-Achieving African American Students: A Quantitative Study At Grand Valley State University, John A. Gipson Jr.
Understanding High-Achieving African American Students: A Quantitative Study At Grand Valley State University, John A. Gipson Jr.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate characteristics of high-achieving African American students attending Grand Valley State University (GVSU).
A target population of 353 undergraduate students identifying as African American were invited to voluntarily participate in this study. These students possessed sophomore or higher status and maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or greater at the time of survey distribution. 101 students completed the survey resulting in a response rate of 28.6%.
Due to the nature of the survey, descriptive statistics were utilized to report a majority of the results. However, a Chi Square Test of Independence …