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  • Mentoring and Educational Outcomes of Black Graduate Students

  • By: Nicole Sullivan
  • Narrated by: Eddie Leonard Jr.
  • Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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Mentoring and Educational Outcomes of Black Graduate Students

By: Nicole Sullivan
Narrated by: Eddie Leonard Jr.
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The purpose of this research is to examine the ways in which mentoring affects black graduate students' completion of programs of study. Performance is measured by completion of their graduate program, length of time taken to complete the program, grade point average, and overall attitude about their graduate school experience. On average, over half of all black graduate students leave their programs of study before completion compared to 25 percent attrition (non-completion of program of study) of white students.

A review of the literature suggests that any form of mentoring improves completion rates among black graduate students. Existing research further suggests that when paired with like mentors, such as same race or gender, black graduate students complete their programs at even higher rates. The existing research is, however, limited due to the age of the research and factors such as attrition by discipline. Updated research is needed to determine why, despite being admitted to graduate programs of study at the highest rates in United States history, black students are leaving without graduate degrees more than any other race.

Vincent Tinto's theory of social adjustment states that students who are not socially adjusted are less likely to persist (complete their program of study). Because black students are attending predominantly white institutions at the highest rates since Reconstruction, this research will examine ways in which black graduate students become socially adjusted and how it affects their persistence. The anticipated results of the study are that black graduate students who had mentors completed their programs more often than those who did not have mentors. Additionally, those who had mentors of the same race, gender, or socio-economic backgrounds may report even higher percentages of completion. In contrast, those who did not have mentors may report lower percentages of completion.

©2015 Nicole Sullivan (P)2016 Nicole Sullivan
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Important research with impeccable timing. Perfect companion for programs geared toward retention efforts. College professors must not teach a humanities class without this. Will look for more from this author.

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