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The Effects of Student Engagement of African American Males at Community Colleges: Focusing on Active and Collaborative Learning, Student and Faculty Interaction, and Support for Learners
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Smith, Lennie – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to use Kuh's theory of student engagement to compare levels of active and collaborative learning, student and faculty interaction, and support for learners for African American males in community college using the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) data. The independent variables were the levels of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Interaction, Teacher Student Relationship
Instructional Practices in the Classroom: African American Male Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Graduates
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Williams-McLauchlin, Delores – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry study was to explore how African American male STEM graduates perceived instructional practices used in STEM classrooms in colleges in the eastern United States. Critical race theory and active learning theory formed the conceptual framework for this study. It was not known how African American…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, African Americans, Males, STEM Education
Digital Storytelling with Project-Based Learning: Engaging High School Males in Space Science to Improve Academic Achievement
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Francis, Marlon F. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The use of technologies in and outside classrooms has attracted young adolescents who must be prepared to embrace the opportunities and face new challenges in the 21st century. Educational systems across the US continue to gravitate toward new technologies such as digital cameras, interactive-boards, and software that have been shown to enhance…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Story Telling, Active Learning, Student Projects
An Examination of the Generational Differences in Social Capital of Minority Male Community College Students
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Martinez, Joe Chaparro – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The educational attainment gap is a concern in colleges and universities throughout the nation. More Whites obtain degrees than Black and Latino students. The problem is more critical with Black and Latino men, who represent an even smaller percentage of students on college campuses. Much of the student engagement research indicated that student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, First Generation College Students, Benchmarking
Can Ethics Be Taught? A Quasi-Experimental Study of the Impact of Class Size on the Cognitive Moral Reasoning of Freshmen Business Students
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Sullivan, Ethan A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a business ethics course on the cognitive moral reasoning of freshmen business students. The sample consisted of 268 college students enrolled in a required business ethics course. The students took Rest's Defining Issues Test--Version 2 (DIT2) as a pre-test and then post-test (upon…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Class Size, Predictor Variables, Active Learning
Aspects of the Student Engagement of African American Men in Community College
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Romney, Paulette B. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
High attrition rates of African American college students' is a continuing concern of higher education administrators. This is particularly true of African American men attending community college. African American men consistently experience low levels of scholastic achievement as a result of entering college underprepared, with academic deficits…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, African American Students, Males, Learner Engagement