College and career readiness and its impact on the lives of minoritized secondary school students in North Carolina
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Patrick A. Preudhomme (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Leila Villaverde
Abstract: This research study aims to examine College and Career Readiness (CCR) curriculum as it is experienced by North Carolina’s Native American, Latinx, and African American secondary school students. The project was conducted using an Art Based Research methodology and a Critical Race Theory framework and it was focused on the impact that CCR curriculum has had upon the lives of minoritized students. Eleven college students from Thompson State University were interviewed in an initial round of conversations about their CCR experiences. The interviews were conducted virtually, using the Zoom conferencing platform, and the data was analyzed to produce a travel list for visiting all of the schools and communities that the study participants attended for secondary school. Black and white photographs were taken of these schools and the negatives were later developed and printed in a makeshift darkroom in the home of the researcher. These prints were then analyzed to formulate second-round and focus group questions which were then used for the next two rounds of data gathering. Publicly accessible school documents were also analyzed for information pertaining to college and career readiness. The study participants were exceptionally frank during the conversations and the data that they provided suggests that CCR curriculum is not being provided equally to all secondary school students in North Carolina. Many of the students were acutely aware of instances when they felt that they were being discouraged from taking a challenging college-preparatory curriculum or were not receiving the support necessary to successfully matriculate at a competitive-admission college or university. One of the major discoveries was the significant role that school guidance counselors played in determining the collegiate futures of their student caseloads. The study has limitations, but it contributes to the body of CCR knowledge.
College and career readiness and its impact on the lives of minoritized secondary school students in North Carolina
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2024
- Keywords
- College and Career Readiness, Curriculum
- Subjects
- Minority high school students $z North Carolina
- College preparation programs $z North Carolina
- School-to-work transition $z North Carolina