African American Males Learning Online: Promoting Academic Achievement in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Salvo, Susan G.; Shelton, Kaye; Welch, Brett
Titel	African American Males Learning Online: Promoting Academic Achievement in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Online Learning, 23 (2019) 1, S.22-36 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2472-5749
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; African American Students; Males; Academic Achievement; Electronic Learning; Online Courses; Financial Support; Prior Learning; Information Technology; Academic Persistence; Course Selection (Students); Handheld Devices; Educational Environment; Inclusion; Distance Education; Best Practices; Enrollment; Technological Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Schulleistung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Finanzielle Förderung; Vorkenntnisse; Informationstechnologie; Course selection; Kurswahl; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Inklusion; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Einschulung; Technisches Wissen
Abstract	Online education is expanding within higher education. However, attrition rates for African American males enrolled in higher education in general, and in online courses specifically, is on the rise. Because the future of our nation depends on how well our educational institutions develop, nurture, and deploy talent, this study identified factors that promoted online course completion among African American male undergraduate students. The researchers interviewed 10 males who successfully completed online courses and identified significant themes. Factors that contributed to online course completion were financial assistance, prior academic achievement, previous information technology (IT) training, continuous academic enrollment, student selection of topics perceived as uncomplicated and less demanding or familiar due to sufficient prior knowledge, use of handheld digital devices, and a non-prejudicial learning environment. This study also revealed challenges and obstacles encountered by participants. Based on these findings, the researchers made recommendations that include strategies policymakers and educationalists can implement to promote academic achievement and degree attainment among African American males in higher education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01