1. Student-Faculty Interactions, University Environment, and Academic Attitudes Among Black College Students: The Role of School Racial Composition.
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Cokley, Kevin, Garba, Ramya, Harris, Keoshia, Krueger, Nolan, Bailey, Marlon, and Hall, Shaina
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COLLEGE student attitudes , *COLLEGE environment , *DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics , *BLACK youth , *STUDENT attitudes , *HISTORICALLY Black colleges & universities - Abstract
This study examined student-faculty interactions and university environment as predictors of devaluing academic success and the intention to persist among a sample of Black college students attending historically and/or predominantly White institutions (H/PWIs) and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Results indicated the hypothesized model fit the data reasonably well across schools. However, notable differences were found. The paths from respectful student-faculty interactions and university environment to devaluing academic success were significant for students attending HBCUs but not H/PWIs. Additionally, university environment was a significant mediator of devaluing academic success for HBCUs but not H/PWIs. Findings suggest that the university environment and student-faculty interactions play a more important role in the academic attitudes of Black students attending HBCUs than H/PWIs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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