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Johnson, Jacqueline G. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the study was to explore the psychosocial aspects of weight and the daily-lived experiences of college students within the college environment. Two research questions guided this qualitative research: (a) How, and in what ways, does perception of weight influence identity development among college students before and during college;…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Body Weight, Student Experience, College Students
Hoyt, DaVina J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
It is often that during their academic pursuits, to become successful, low-income African-American women must learn to navigate an upstream current through higher education, where the established order in the academy is based on Western European values that often conflict with African-American values (Harper, Patton & Wooden, 2009; Phinney,…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, African American Students, Females, Womens Education