Graduate Program
College Student Affairs
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Semester of Degree Completion
2013
Thesis Director
Dianne Timm
Thesis Committee Member
Catherine L. Polydore
Thesis Committee Member
Mona Y. Davenport
Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine what resources, persistence factors, and motivational factors influenced African American students matriculation at a PWI located in the Midwest. The participants in this study were six African American seniors or recent graduates of a mid-sized, four-year university in the rural Midwest. Motivation, persistence, and resources are each connected to one another and as students identified factors in each area it was evident that together they all influence the overall success, which is completing their undergraduate degree, in significant ways. The results of this study provided a personal look into areas which the institution and administrators need to address to continue to help African American students matriculate through the university and achieve academic success.
Recommended Citation
White, Aaron D., "Perceived Persistence Factors for African American Students at a Predominantly White Institution" (2013). Masters Theses. 1123.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1123
Included in
African American Studies Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Student Counseling and Personnel Services Commons
