The correlation between academic self-concept, student-faculty interactions, and class status among African American and Caucasian students at Humboldt State University
Graduation Date
2014
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Other
Program
Thesis (M.A.)--Humboldt State University, Psychology: Counseling, 2014
Committee Chair Name
Emily Sommerman
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Keywords
Academic self-concept, Humboldt State University -- Theses -- Psychology, African American college students, Humboldt State University
Abstract
African American college students continue to experience challenges both academically and personally at predominantly White colleges and universities. Predominantly White Colleges and Historically Black Colleges and have been the focus of prior research to examine various factors relating to academic self-concept. However, results consistently elucidate that African American college students have a lower academic self-concept when compared with their White counterparts (Cokley, 2000). Using a sample of African American and Caucasian college students at Humboldt State University, the current study will examine academic self-concept, student-faculty interactions, and class status among these students. Students will complete the Academic Self-Concept Scale (Reynolds, 1988), Campus Connectedness Scale (Lee Davis, 2000), and specific questions relating to the quality and frequency of student-faculty interactions. The results of this study may provide information for predominantly White universities to reform their approaches to education and personal development in order to effectively assist African American students and other minority students with achieving academic success.
Recommended Citation
Fannin, Autumn Sharice, "The correlation between academic self-concept, student-faculty interactions, and class status among African American and Caucasian students at Humboldt State University" (2014). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 1987.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/1987
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/6t053j42w