{"id":3896,"date":"2019-04-01T15:27:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T15:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.utexas.edu\/black-male-education-research\/?p=3896"},"modified":"2019-04-01T15:27:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T15:27:24","slug":"spirituality-and-academic-success-perceptions-of-african-american-males-in-the-community-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/bmerc\/spirituality-and-academic-success-perceptions-of-african-american-males-in-the-community-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirituality and academic success: Perceptions of African American males in the community college"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pub-meta\"><span class=\"authors\">J. Luke Wood &amp; Adriel A. Hilton<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"date\">(2012)<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"art_title\">Spirituality and Academic Success: Perceptions of African American Males in the Community College,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"serial_title\">Religion &amp; Education,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"volume_issue\">39:1,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"page_range\">28-47,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"doi_link\">DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/15507394.2012.648576\">10.1080\/15507394.2012.648576<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This article presents findings from a qualitative study of academic success factors affecting African American male students in the community college. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 28 African American male students at a Southwestern community college. Findings illustrated that spirituality was a positive factor affecting academic success for some participants. Students responses indicated several ways in which their academic success was supported: (1) spirituality served as a confidant, an entity with whom students could dialogue about issues; (2) spirituality served as inspiration for excellence, the pursuit of which was espoused as an important religious virtue; (3) spirituality provided life purpose, thereby reassuring students of their academic plans; (4) spirituality provided an ability to overcome barriers; and (5) spirituality reduced relational distractions, especially those not aligned with a Christian worldview. Recommendations for practice are discussed that address the need for institutional agents to affirm students\u2019 spiritual identities.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Access to full article:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/15507394.2012.648576<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J. Luke Wood &amp; Adriel A. Hilton\u00a0(2012)\u00a0Spirituality and Academic Success: Perceptions of African American Males in the Community College,\u00a0Religion &amp; Education,\u00a039:1,\u00a028-47,\u00a0DOI:\u00a010.1080\/15507394.2012.648576 This article presents findings from a qualitative study of academic success factors affecting African American male students in the community college. 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