An Understanding of Ways West African Students Achieve Community College Education: Lessons Learned on Motivation, Success, and Barriers to Success

Autor/in	Mulbah, James K.
Titel	An Understanding of Ways West African Students Achieve Community College Education: Lessons Learned on Motivation, Success, and Barriers to Success
Quelle	(2023), (135 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Widener University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3794-3625-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Foreign Countries; Community College Students; Motivation; Success; Barriers; Tuition; Paying for College; Mentors; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Costs; Diversity (Institutional); Access to Information; Libraries; Persistence; Self Determination; Educational Environment; Goal Orientation; Student Financial Aid; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Ausland; Community college; Community colleges; College students; Community College; Collegestudent; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Erfolg; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Studienfinanzierung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Studienkosten; Library; Bibliothek; Ausdauer; Selbstbestimmung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienförderung; Afrika
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine ways foreign-born graduates of West African descent (WAD) at a midsize community college achieve college education and what lessons we learned about their motivation, success, and barriers to success. The researcher used qualitative research methodology for this study, which was designed to measure this population's motivation, success, and barriers to success. Some key findings: Affordable tuition and a faculty mentorship program were two cross-cutting themes between participants' motivation and success. Eighty percent of the participants attributed their motivation and success to affordable tuition and a faculty mentorship program at the mid-size community college. Six participants also mentioned diversity on campus as their motivation. Five participants stated their motivation and success was due to access to the library. Fifty percent of the participants attributed their motivation and success to persistence/self-determination, learning environment, and goal setting prior to enrollment. The lack of financial aid was the number one barrier to seven participants' success. Community college students (WAD) in the United States will be the direct beneficiaries of this study. Community colleges, too, will benefit as they will use the data to design programs to enhance their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. This study provided data on WAD graduates' motivation, success, and barriers to success at a mid-size community college. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01