How Do They Stay: An exploration of the factors contributing to college completion amongst African-American Women at the University of Mississippi in the 21st century.

Owens-Wilson, Hope Myriah (2014) How Do They Stay: An exploration of the factors contributing to college completion amongst African-American Women at the University of Mississippi in the 21st century. Undergraduate thesis, under the direction of Dr. Kirk Johnson from Sociology & African-American Studies, The University of Mississippi.

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Abstract

This study considers the factors that help increase the chances of black women continuing their studies at the University of Mississippi. Using a snowball method to contact participants and a video camera to record participants, findings showed that the black women who perceived their time at the University of Mississippi positively had previous contact with the University of Mississippi and clear academic goals within the university. Overall, the findings, while mostly consistent with the previous literature, point to areas that this research can delve deeper.

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