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THE EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN A BASIC
SKILLS LEARNING COMMUNITY AT A FOUR YEAR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
by
Jamison Joseph Keller
__________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2009
Copyright 2009 Jamison Joseph Keller
Object Description
| Title | The experiences of African American students in a basic skills learning community at a four year public university |
| Author | Keller, Jamison Joseph |
| Author email | jamison.keller@csun.edu; snu43@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-06-18 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-02-20 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Bensimon, Estela M. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Jackson, Michael Watkins, William |
| Abstract | This evaluative study explores the experiences of twelve African American students enrolled in a basic skills learning community entitled "Freshman Connection" at an urban public four-year university. Participants were all first time freshmen participating in the Freshman Connection program designed to successfully complete nine units including either their basic skills English or math courses and remain enrolled beyond the first year. Participants were observed in one of their three linked courses and interviewed during their last two weeks of enrollment in the program to evaluate their experiences and determine if the Freshman Connection was meeting their needs as minority students. The study provided mixed results as to the success of the program for these students. It was determined the program provided academic and social integration to the campus. However, students reported racial segregation and stereotyping occurring within and beyond the learning community. Based on the results of this study, I set forth an agenda for improvements to the program so that the retention of African American students is improved and all students feel a part of the learning community. |
| Keyword | learning community; basic skills; African American; college students; retention |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1979 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Keller, Jamison Joseph |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Keller-2165 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Keller-2165.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | THE EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN A BASIC SKILLS LEARNING COMMUNITY AT A FOUR YEAR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY by Jamison Joseph Keller __________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2009 Copyright 2009 Jamison Joseph Keller |
