Browsing by Subject "Minority students"

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    The College Search Process: Differences between Hmong and Somali Students
    (2012) Karl, Bryan; Rauschenfels, Diane
    The researcher explored the college search process of three Hmong and one Somali student at four Minnesota higher education institutions using a phenomenological approach. Minority students, underrepresented/underserved students, are highly sought after by colleges across the nation. There are more than 60,000 Hmong and 30,000 Somali within the state of Minnesota. The author presented results utilizing six themes that emerged as noteworthy contributors of research participants during their college search process. The themes include: Residence, Ethnicity, Gender, Family Educational Background, Predispositions to Education, and Secondary Contributors.
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    Do students who take the StrengthsQuest assessment connect their strengths to statements indicating self-efficacy?
    (2013-08) Christley, Lara
    Some students, in spite of the challenges they face, do succeed in college. This may be due to many factors, including a high level of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is important because it has been related to persistence and achievement in education (Chemers, 2001). One way we might increase a student's self-efficacy is to provide a language that describes their strengths. This master's research project sought to examine the relationship between a student's strengths and statements indicating self-efficacy. My sample population was underrepresented first-year and sophomore TRIO students in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Through semi-structured interviews, students shared experiences in their personal, academic and career spheres as seem through the lens of their top 5 Strengths. Evidence of self-efficacy was found in the students' responses.
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    Interview with David Cooperman
    (University of Minnesota, 1984-07-30) Cooperman, David; Chambers, Clarke A.
    Clarke A. Chambers interviews David Cooperman, professor of the Department of Sociology.