Strategies for Black Student Retention: A Conceptual Review.

Griffin, Oris T.

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ERIC Number: EJ449510

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Strategies for Black Student Retention: A Conceptual Review.

Griffin, Oris T.

Western Journal of Black Studies, v15 n4 p235-41 Win 1991

Considers how institutions can retain minority group students (MGSs) and ensure that they obtain degrees. Discusses traits identified in the literature that affect MGSs' social integration, including student/student interactions, satisfaction with college life, social isolation, social support, and self-esteem. Institutions must meet students' social support service needs. (RLC)

Descriptors: Black Students, College Role, Higher Education, Life Satisfaction, Minority Groups, Peer Relationship, Predictor Variables, School Holding Power, Self Esteem, Social Integration, Social Isolation, Social Support Groups, Student Attrition

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Language: English

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