Black Males and the Community College: Student Perspectives on Faculty and Academic Success

Autor/inn/en	Wood, J. Luke; Turner, Caroline S.
Titel	Black Males and the Community College: Student Perspectives on Faculty and Academic Success
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 35 (2011) 1-2, S.135-151 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
Schlagwörter	African American Students; Academic Achievement; Males; Community Colleges; College Students; Interviews; Teacher Influence; College Faculty; Teacher Student Relationship; Teacher Role; Success; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schulleistung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Community college; Community College; Collegestudent; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fakultät; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Lehrerrolle; Erfolg; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This article highlights findings from a qualitative study of factors affecting the academic success of African American male students in the community college. Data was collected through interviews with 28 Black male students in a midsized institution in the southwestern United States. Findings illuminated four key faculty-initiated elements that serve to create and maintain positive faculty-student relationships: (a) being friendly and caring from the onset; (b) monitoring and proactively addressing students' academic progress; (c) listening to students' concerns; and (d) encouraging students to succeed. The intricate interrelationship of these elements are discussed through the "voices" and first-hand experiences of student participants. Implications for practice are discussed that suggest these four elements as basic components for faculty training and evaluation. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10