Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
12-2016
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Virginia Foley
Committee Members
John Boyd Jr., Eric Glover, Arnold Nyarambi
Abstract
The focus of this study was individual and community assets and barriers that African American students living in disadvantaged low income communities encounter in their efforts to complete high school. The research questions were focused on understanding the high school experiences of students who graduated and of students who dropped out. The study was a comparison of the data collected from interviews of former students to the 15 interventions identified as most effective by the National Dropout Prevention Network (http://dropoutprevention.org/effective-strategies/).
Findings suggested that 6 of the 15 developmental assets were effective for enabling African American students to graduate from high school. These developmental assets were school-community collaboration, mentoring, family engagement, alternative schooling, after school opportunities, and active learning. The findings of this study may improve teaching and learning in K-12 schools and communities to increase graduation rates for minority students.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Randall J., "Developmental Assets Supporting High School Graduation Among African American Students" (2016). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3147. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3147
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Other Education Commons