Graduation Semester and Year
2018
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work
Department
Social Work
First Advisor
Vijayan K Pillai
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between social network member college expectations of Black students and the college expectations and college attendance of the students. Methods: This study conducted secondary analysis of the nationally representative data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002. Selected variables were recoded into binary variables and binary logistic regression was conducted on the independent and control variables and the dependent variables of student college expectations and student college attendance. Results: Some of the independent variables were found to be predictors of student college expectations and college attendance. Conclusions: Members of Black students’ social networks should strive to espouse positive expectations for them. Discussion and suggestions for future research are provided.
Keywords
Academic achievement gap, Black students, Social network, African American students, College students
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Collins Jr, Lester Robert, "Social Network and Black Students: Relative Effects of Member Expectations on Academic Achievement" (2018). Social Work Dissertations. 179.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/socialwork_dissertations/179
Comments
Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington