What Are the Experiences of Students of Color Involved in the 'A Better Chance Program' in Relation to College Guidance? / Edward J Gallagher III.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Gallagher, Edward J., III, author.

Contributor:

Ladner, Jeanne Stanley, degree supervisor.

Perna, Laura W., degree committee member.

McMenamin, Sarah, degree committee member.

University of Pennsylvania. Educational and Organizational Leadership, degree granting institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education policy.

Continuing education.

Higher education.

School counseling.

Ethnic studies.

Educational and Organizational Leadership--Penn dissertations.

Penn dissertations--Educational and Organizational Leadership.

Local Subjects:

Education policy.

Continuing education.

Higher education.

School counseling.

Ethnic studies.

Educational and Organizational Leadership--Penn dissertations.

Penn dissertations--Educational and Organizational Leadership.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 pages)

Contained In:

Dissertation Abstracts International 79-05A(E).

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]: University of Pennsylvania ; Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Research consistently indicates that less affluent students across the country are often deprived of the necessary academic preparation and college guidance needed to successfully select, attend, and graduate from a postsecondary institution (Louie, 2017). Independent schools across America have historically served affluent, White students; however, many independent schools now strive to attract more diverse student populations. One such subgroup in independent school's communities are students of color. Students of color who enter a traditionally White independent school often find unexpected struggles while acclimating to the independent school environment (Ohikuare, 2013) including developing social capital (Putnam, 2017) and establishing meaningful relationships with students and staff members at these schools. Weiss (2014) refers to these students as being as "doubly disadvantaged"; students of color fortunate to gain acceptance to elite private schools who can still find themselves at the bottom of the opportunity structure without the proper support and guidance. This qualitative study will explore the experiences and perceptions of students who are involved with the A Better Chance (ABC) Program during their college preparation process at a select independent boarding and day schools in the Mid-Atlantic region. Methods of data collection included detailed interviews with sixteen students across fourteen schools from the Mid-Atlantic region currently involved with the A Better Chance program. The study will also compare and contrast the information regarding participant's high school-to-college (HStoC) guidance process versus the high school to college guidance provided by A Better Chance.

Notes:

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-05(E), Section: A.

Advisors: Jeanne Stanley; Committee members: Sarah McMenamin; Laura W. Perna.

Department: Educational and Organizational Leadership.

Ed.D. University of Pennsylvania 2017.

Local Notes:

School code: 0175

ISBN:

9780355588880

Access Restriction:

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