Goings, R. (2016). (re)defining the narrative: High-achieving nontraditional black male undergraduates at a historically black college and university. Adult Education Quarterly,66(3), 237-253.

Using Harper’s anti-deficit achievement framework as a theoretical guide, the purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate the academic and social experiences of four nontraditional, high-achieving, Black male undergraduates attending one historically Black university. Findings show that the participants were intrinsically motivated to succeed in college to make a better future for themselves and their families. Support from their peers, family, and children also played a role in their success. Last, the university cultivated a campus environment that affirmed the participants’ identities as Black males and nontraditional students. These findings present a counternarrative to deficit-oriented research about Black males generally and nontraditional Black male collegians specifically.

Full article can be found here: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0741713616644776