by | Jul 1, 2021 | Academic Journals
Abstract: Laura I. Rendón (1994) introduced validation theory with particular applicability to lowincome, first-generation students enrolled in higher education. Validation theory was offered as a new way to theorize how these students might find success in college,...
by | Jul 1, 2021 | Academic Journals
Abstract: According to the U.S. Department of Education (2012), 7.4 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds in this country were out of school without a GED in 2010. Numerous studies have found evidence that supports the relationship between school belonging and academic...
by | Jul 1, 2021 | Academic Journals
Abstract: Drawn from a qualitative, critical case study of Black faculty’s experience at a predominantly White institution, this study describes what may precede campus protests and demands for more Black faculty. Faculty voices highlight how racism and a hostile...