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Social Reading: Promoting Reading in the Millennial Learner
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Preddy, Leslie – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2009
Students' minds today are attracted to entertainment and all things social. To engage the reading attitudes of this generation, educators need to adapt some old tricks and add new tricks to their bag to meet these Digital Natives where they live--the world of social interaction and social technology. This article discusses the three R's necessary…
Descriptors: Role Models, Reading Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
Noncognitive Variables and Their Impact on Enrollment of African American Males in Higher Education
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Brown, Alanka P. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to identify the nonacademic reasons that preclude African American males from enrolling in college after high school completion. The examination of this study evolved as a result of an abundance of African American males choosing not to enroll in college after completing high school. A mixed-methods research design…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, College Attendance, Enrollment
Noncognitive Variables and Their Impact on Enrollment of African American Males in Higher Education
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Brown, Alanka P. – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to identify the nonacademic reasons that preclude African American males from enrolling in college after high school completion. The examination of this study evolved as a result of an abundance of African American males choosing not to enroll in college after completing high school. A mixed-methods research design…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, High School Seniors, Enrollment