Sense of Belonging of Undergraduate African American Students at PWIS
Abstract
Despite policies such as Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, there are still racist systems that lay the foundation of higher education institutions that serve as barriers to the educational attainment of African American students (Harper et al., 2009). The racist nature of education systems causes the constant use of deficit lenses to view African American people. Consequently, African American people have always been viewed as less than and not as smart as White people. This has created and shaped the past and present inequities that serve as barriers to the educational attainment of African American students. These inequities are highlighted through the experiences and lack of retention of undergraduate African American students at predominantly White institutions (PWIs). Consistently, PWIs receive low enrollment of undergraduate African American students, and many who attend report experiencing racism and discrimination on campus (Harper et al., 2009).
Subject Area
Teacher education|Higher education|Higher Education Administration|African American Studies
Recommended Citation
Jefferson, Kate, "Sense of Belonging of Undergraduate African American Students at PWIS" (2024). ETD Collection for University of Texas, El Paso. AAI31240625.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/dissertations/AAI31240625