Strayhorn, T. L. (2010). When race and gender collide: Social and cultural capital’s influence on the academic achievement of African American and Latino males. The Review of Higher Education, 33(3), 307-332. This study regressed undergraduate grades on background traits, pre-college variables, and measures of sociocultural capital for nationally representative samples… read more
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The role of supportive relationships in facilitating African American males’ success in college
Strayhorn, T. L. (2008). The role of supportive relationships in facilitating African American males’ success in college. NASPA Journal, 45(1). Drawing on Sanford’s notions of challenge and support, coupled with Tinto’s theory on retention, this quantitative investigation sought to measure the association between supportive relationships and success in college for… read more
Black Student, White Campus: Structural, Interpersonal, and Psychological Correlates of Success
Allen, W. R. (1985). Black Student, White Campus: Structural, Interpersonal, and Psychological Correlates of Success. The Journal of Negro Education, 54(2), 134-147. Black undergraduates at 6 predominantly White, state-supported universities completed questionnaires designed to measure structural, interpersonal, and psychological correlates of student outcomes. A major focus was successful Black student… read more
College in Black and White: Campus Environment and Academic Achievement of African American Males
Davis, J. E. (1994). College in Black and White: Campus Environment and Academic Achievement of African American Males. The Journal of Negro Education, 63(4), 620. Davis presents a study that seeks to better understand the relationship between student background, college-level factors, and academic performance in college by examining how these… read more