"Making Up for Lost Time": The Transition Experiences of Nontraditional Black Male Undergraduates

Autor/in	Goings, Ramon B.
Titel	"Making Up for Lost Time": The Transition Experiences of Nontraditional Black Male Undergraduates
Quelle	In: Adult Learning, 29 (2018) 4, S.158-169 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Goings, Ramon B.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1595
DOI	10.1177/1045159518783200
Schlagwörter	Males; Undergraduate Students; Nontraditional Students; Blacks; Black Colleges; Community Colleges; Public Colleges; College Faculty; Teacher Influence; Student Needs; Barriers; Reentry Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Black person; Schwarzer; Community college; Community College; Fakultät; Zweiter Bildungsweg
Abstract	This qualitative study investigated the academic and social experiences and life events that propelled 13 Black male nontraditional undergraduates to transition back to college and explored the various programs and institutional agents these men used once on campus. Findings indicated that participant's faced challenges with college as traditional-aged students due to being under and over involved with social activities on campus or choosing to pursue a work career. As a result, participants had either delayed entry into college or dropped out as traditional-aged students. However, participants transitioned back to college due to wanting to make up for not completing their degree earlier in life, needing to increase their employment opportunities, and wanting to prove their doubters wrong. Finally, findings indicated that while the men found support from certain professors on their campuses, there were few targeted programs specifically for nontraditional students on campus. Recommendations on how to support nontraditional Black male students are provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01