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Participant Profiles Dawn was a full-time online student with a desire to transfer to a 4-year university that offers the options to dual enroll in an undergraduate and master’s program. Dawn worked full-time in a fast-paced industry. Dawn attended other universities but was not able to complete her degree. She realized online courses were not only convenient but fit with her busy schedule. Kay was a part-time student who considers herself a lifelong learner. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in economics. She was a single mother of a special needs child and worked full-time. She found that online classes allowed her the convenience she needed to avoid the commute to ACC and provided the flexibility needed for her limited availability. Alana was a part-time student who took a mixture of online and on-campus courses at ACC. She believed that education was her only way to achieve her goals and not repeat the same mistakes as the people in her neighborhood. She realized online classes would allow her to have more availability to work three jobs. Nola was a full-time student who relocated to California from New Orleans, Louisiana. He never pictured himself as a college student and was more focused on his career in athletics and modeling. He was given an ultimatum by a family member and decided to enroll in college instead of entering the workforce. He did not take college seriously until he finally made a few lifestyle adjustments and his focus started to shift to getting better grades in college. At the time of this study, he worked full-time and decided to enroll in online classes for convenience and their perceived ease. He prefers being on-campus and typically enrolls in a mixture of online and face-to-face classes. He aspired to attend Columbia University for law school and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for an undergraduate degree.
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| Title | African-American/Black students’ experience and achievement in asynchronous online learning environments at a community college |
| Author | Whitaker, Tammara |
| Author email | tammarawhit@gmail.com;tammaraw@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Educational Leadership |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2020-07-10 |
| Date submitted | 2020-08-05 |
| Date approved | 2020-08-06 |
| Restricted until | 2020-08-06 |
| Date published | 2020-08-06 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Tambascia, Tracy |
| Abstract | This qualitative study explored the experiences and perspectives of African-American/Black community college students in asynchronous online learning environments. This study was guided through the lens of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory. Despite the growing number of African-American/Black students enrolling in California community colleges and online courses, there is little known regarding the online learning experiences of this student population. Furthermore, African-American/Black students have poor academic outcomes in online courses in the California community colleges. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with 15 African-American/Black students who completed at least one asynchronous online course at a community college in Southern California. The study found that African-American/Black students in asynchronous online learning environments had limited interaction with their peers in the course. Furthermore, the participants used many on-campus support services and were not aware or did not utilize the online support services offered by the college. The participants also highlighted the importance of family, faculty, and counselor support throughout their academic journey. The study offers recommendations to improve the online student experience of racially minoritized students, specifically African-American/Black students, in asynchronous online learning environments at a community college. |
| Keyword | distance education; online learning, asynchronous online learning; asynchronous online learning environments; community college; online learning experience; California community college; African American online student; ecological systems theory |
| 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-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Whitaker, Tammara |
| Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-WhitakerTa-8891.pdf |
| Archival file | Volume13/etd-WhitakerTa-8891.pdf |
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| Full text | 59 Participant Profiles Dawn was a full-time online student with a desire to transfer to a 4-year university that offers the options to dual enroll in an undergraduate and master’s program. Dawn worked full-time in a fast-paced industry. Dawn attended other universities but was not able to complete her degree. She realized online courses were not only convenient but fit with her busy schedule. Kay was a part-time student who considers herself a lifelong learner. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in economics. She was a single mother of a special needs child and worked full-time. She found that online classes allowed her the convenience she needed to avoid the commute to ACC and provided the flexibility needed for her limited availability. Alana was a part-time student who took a mixture of online and on-campus courses at ACC. She believed that education was her only way to achieve her goals and not repeat the same mistakes as the people in her neighborhood. She realized online classes would allow her to have more availability to work three jobs. Nola was a full-time student who relocated to California from New Orleans, Louisiana. He never pictured himself as a college student and was more focused on his career in athletics and modeling. He was given an ultimatum by a family member and decided to enroll in college instead of entering the workforce. He did not take college seriously until he finally made a few lifestyle adjustments and his focus started to shift to getting better grades in college. At the time of this study, he worked full-time and decided to enroll in online classes for convenience and their perceived ease. He prefers being on-campus and typically enrolls in a mixture of online and face-to-face classes. He aspired to attend Columbia University for law school and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for an undergraduate degree. |
