Edward Kincheon | Fall 2016-Educational Research (Online) | Midterm Presentation

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Edward Kincheon | Fall 2016-Educational Research (Online) | Midterm Presentation

Assignment:
Midterm Presentation (Due October 24): Students should 1.
Identify a research problem. The problem should be 2. Defined
and students should 3. Explain the significance of the problem, 4.
Citing appropriate literature. The 5. Population and sample
should also be identified. Students should also 6. Develop a set of
questions/items (no fewer than 10) related to the research problem and place in Qualtrics
or Survey Monkey.
Submit as a word document or as PowerPoint (or any other format). I do need to have access to
your Survey Monkey or Qualtrics file if you already created one.
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Research Question:
Are African-American Males who are not involved in
either Non-Greek or Greek organizations that are
geared towards empowering, brotherhood, providing
positive networking opportunities, and promoting
black excellence, are more likely to not successfully
graduate from a four year institution?
Why are African- American men struggling to finish
at black college and universities and does being
involved on campus impact an individuals chances
to graduate on time or within 5 years?

Examples of Organization Types

Greek

Non-Greek

Academic

Divine 9

Black Student Alliance (BSA)

Nursing Association

CSO/MGC/IGC

National Association of the

Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)

Psychology Club

Student Government Association

National Association of Black

journalist (NABJ)

Collegiate 100

Sociology Club

Student Activity Board

Edward Kincheon | Fall 2016-Educational Research (Online) | Midterm Presentation

Significance:
he problem many HBCUs face, is the successful graduations of
African American males. Many drop out due to financial reasons,
some transfer for sports or other athletic opportunities, or because
the school really is not a challenge for them or the institution may lose
their accreditations for a particular program. But many fail to graduate due
to falling in with the wrong crowd, or not having the proper support
needed to be great on the college level. As stated in an MSN NBCNEWS
article entitled, Men struggling to finish at black colleges, HBCUs
educate a hugely disproportionate share of low-income students.
Compared to other colleges defined by the government as "low-income
serving, HBCU graduation rates are just a few points lower. Many
universities have male empowerment groups, all with different names and
programming styles but the goal is still the same, to empower, provide
positive networking opportunities, to promote black excellence and raise
the retention and graduation rate of its institution among males. On the
other hand, those who are members of Greek Letter organizations tend to
have a higher graduation rate compared to those who are not.

Involved

Graduation

Question Type(s):

Age
Classification
Major/College/Department
Race
Greek
Involvement
Value ranking
Graduation timeline
Time involved in org.
What if

Invovled

Involed (Non-Greek)
Involed (Greek)
Not Invovled

Site Used for Questions/Survey:

-SurveyMonkey.com
Link to Survey- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LY8NQ9N

Population
College aged,
African-American
Males who currently
seeking his
undergraduate
degree for the 1st
time, who presently
attends an
accredited
Historically Black
University and
College (HBCU)
who can be placed
into three
categories, NonGreek Involved,
Greek Involved and
Neither.

Edward Kincheon | Fall 2016-Educational Research (Online) | Midterm Presentation

Reference(s):
Bruce, A. M., Getch, Y. Q., & Ziomek-Daigle, J. (2009).
Closing the gap: A group counseling approach to improve test performance of African-American
students. Professional School Counseling, 12 (6), 450-457. doi:10.5330/PSC.n.2010-12.450
B. (n.d.). Reaching Black Men. Retrieved October 16, 2016, from
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/14/blackmale
GaGay, L.R., Mills, G.E., & Airasian, P.W. (2011). Educational Research: CoCompetencies for
Analysis and Applications (10th Edition). Pearson. ISBN-10: 0132613174 or ISBN-13: 9780132613170

Men struggling to finish at black colleges - msnbc.com U.S ... (n.d.). Retrieved October 21,
2016, from http://world-news.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/28/2612996-men-struggling-tofinish-at-black-colleges

The journal of Blacks in Higher Education (2014). Tracking Black Student Graduation Rates at
HBCUs. Retrieved October 16, 2016, from https://www.jbhe.com/2014/11/tracking-blackstudent-graduation-rates-at-hbcus/

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