For well over a century, African Americans have fought for equal rights to employment, prosperity, political power and freedom. Earning an education was the way forward. Over time, legislative and institutional policies have created greater access to education for racialized individuals. Yet, African American students remain the most underserved…

Retention rate sophomore to junior year among African American male students is low at Academia State University (a pseudonym), a public Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in the Southern United States. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the perceptions of African American male students regarding what…

United States public primary and secondary school attrition rates for African American males were significantly higher than their non-African American peers. The attrition rate disparity persisted through college graduation despite decades long programs and practices to improve African American male graduation rates. The purpose of this…

First-generation low-income students are faced with many challenges during their transition to college. Early involvement is critical for their success. The purpose of this research was to discover the impact that Student Support Services had on first-generation low-income students' retention. The purpose was to determine if student's GPAs, family…

Using a quantitative approach that draws on qualitative methods, this study aimed to identify what, if any, elements within an elementary teacher preparation program have a relationship between elementary student achievement gains in reading and math as well as a teacher's attrition. This study identified elements of teacher training programs…

Maximizing the flow of students through the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pipeline is important to promoting human capital development and reducing economic inequality. A critical juncture in the STEM pipeline is the highly cumulative sequence of secondary school math courses. Students from disadvantaged schools are less likely…

This uniquely formatted split-page autoethnography tells my story of learning to live with disability for more than 40 years. It presents the results of my personal narrative inquiry in the form of a layered account of embodied learning. This account offers an evocative autoethnography and analyzes disability in the context of an ableist society.…

The purpose of this study was to amplify stories from Black women serving in higher education administrative roles at Predominately White Institutions (PWIs). The Underground Railroad concept for Black women in higher education administration uses Black feminist theory, path-goal leadership theory, and critical race feminism to understand how…

In this study, principal leadership and teacher retention were examined as critical factors that impact school performance as it related to gender and race. The key aspects examined focused on high performing and low performing schools to determine if race and gender of the principal's leadership and teacher retention significantly impacted the…

Retention rates of college students has continued to be a large concern for those associated with higher education (Habley et al., 2004). A successful high school to college transition experience has been identified as a key factor in a student's decision to remain in college and persist to graduation (Broglia, et al, 2016). Furthermore, more…

In the absence of high quality and impact interventions, undesirable consequences of poverty will be seen to fruition. In this study, the Golden Circle business model (Sinek et al., 2017) served as the framework to understand how students' grit, engagement, and achievement are related in Title I elementary schools. The purpose of this study was to…

Doctoral student attrition is a major problem in higher education. This qualitative study sought to understand student beliefs and perceived confidence levels in a primarily online professional doctoral degree in education. Before accessing course material and formal instruction, respondents assigned scores to a Likert-style survey and answered…

Good writers don't wing it--they have a plethora of skills. They list, picture, circle, strategize and revise to make language come alive. They know what to use and when. Like ace athletes, they are highly trained, well-versed in the techniques found in this lively book. "Writing Workouts" provides a method for instruction that gives…

This study presents a systematic review of the literature on the predicting student retention in higher education through machine learning algorithms based on measures such as dropout risk, attrition risk, and completion risk. A systematic review methodology was employed comprised of review protocol, requirements for study selection, and analysis…

A schools' collective social assets (i.e., school culture, administrative support, and satisfied colleagues) are especially important for beginning teachers at higher risk of attrition, including special educators, teachers of color, teachers in high-poverty schools, and teachers in schools serving predominantly students of color. These teachers…