Networking 101: Exploring Within-Group Differences Between High-Achieving Black African and Black American Engineering Community College Student Peer Groups.

This qualitative study compares high-performing Black male transfer students' social groupings. Black American men in the study engaged with a heterogeneous set of peers in community college. By contrast, Black African men most often worked alongside their peers from African countries. Results also indicate that the participants' community college acknowledged within-group diversity and created an ethos that supported their transfer aspirations. Implications include a call to expand research on successful Black male STEM experiences in community colleges, and to develop a greater awareness of intra-racial dynamics at both two- and four-year institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]