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THE IMPACT OF A TRIO UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM ON THE ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE STUDENTS
by
Scott William Thayer
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 2007
Copyright 2007 Scott William Thayer
Object Description
| Title | The impact of a TRIO upward bound program on the academic achievement of African-American male students |
| Author | Thayer, Scott William |
| Author email | swthayer@pasadena.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2006-11-30 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Jun, Alexander |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Clay, Charles S. [illegible] |
| Abstract | The TRIO Upward Bound program has been in existence for over 40 years. The program is a federally funded pre-college program which supports the persistence and retention of low-income, potential first-generation students as they prepare for college. The TRIO programs have assisted thousands of students in their preparation and transition to higher education. An evaluation of the federal TRIO programs was completed and indicated that the program was "ineffective" in meeting its stated goals of preparing students for higher education. This conclusion contradicts previous evaluations of the TRIO Upward Bound programs.; Research has shown that having access to college information and resources is important for students to gain access to higher education; yet African-American males continue to have disproportionately high drop-out rates from high school as compared to other ethnic groups in Los Angeles, CA. This ethnographic case study researches the impact of a TRIO Upward Bound program on the academic achievement of African-American male students.; The research questions for this study were: How does the acculturation and assimilation process affect the academic achievement of African-American male students in high school and what factors contribute to their academic achievement; and how does participation in the TRIO Upward Bound program affect academic achievement and perception for success of African-American male students in preparing for higher education? Data was collected at the University of Southern California. Twenty (20) African-American male students participating in the TRIO Upward Bound program were interviewed for 45-80 minutes. Five focus groups were conducted with African-American male program participants as well as with the TRIO Upward Bound staff members. Eight observations took place during the study of the African-American male students while they participated in TRIO program activities. |
| Keyword | academic achievement |
| 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 |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m295 |
| Rights | Thayer, Scott William |
| 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-Thayer-20070227 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume48/etd-Thayer-20070227.pdf |
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| Full text | THE IMPACT OF A TRIO UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE STUDENTS by Scott William Thayer 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 2007 Copyright 2007 Scott William Thayer |
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