Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ed.D. in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Neal H. Hutchens
Second Advisor
John Holleman
Third Advisor
Alexandria Kerwin
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
This phenomenological qualitative study examines a problem of practice and its context within equity, ethics, and social justice. Nationwide, African American students represent a small percentage of all students enrolled in an honors program or college. This study explores the experiences of African American students who are members of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi. Understanding the significance of numerical critical mass, shared identity, and resiliency will yield ways of enhancing the honors college experience for its African American students as well as staff being more knowledgeable regarding more productive recruiting practices thereby enriching the learning environment of all stakeholders within an honors college as well as society-at-large.
Recommended Citation
Parsons, Jennifer Lynn, "African Americans and the Honors College Experience at the University of Mississippi" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1655.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1655