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Mapping Mindset and Academic Success Among Black Men at a Predominantly White Institution

Mapping Mindset and Academic Success Among Black Men at a Predominantly White Institution

Christopher S. Travers
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522559900|ISBN10: 1522559906|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522587064|EISBN13: 9781522559917
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5990-0.ch009
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Travers, Christopher S. "Mapping Mindset and Academic Success Among Black Men at a Predominantly White Institution." Overcoming Challenges and Creating Opportunity for African American Male Students, edited by Jennifer T. Butcher, et al., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 151-171. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5990-0.ch009

APA

Travers, C. S. (2019). Mapping Mindset and Academic Success Among Black Men at a Predominantly White Institution. In J. Butcher, J. O'Connor Jr., & F. Titus (Eds.), Overcoming Challenges and Creating Opportunity for African American Male Students (pp. 151-171). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5990-0.ch009

Chicago

Travers, Christopher S. "Mapping Mindset and Academic Success Among Black Men at a Predominantly White Institution." In Overcoming Challenges and Creating Opportunity for African American Male Students, edited by Jennifer T. Butcher, Johnny R. O'Connor Jr., and Freddie Titus, 151-171. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5990-0.ch009

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Abstract

Based on a larger research project, this chapter highlights findings from an exploratory study investigating the link between mindset and academic success among Black college men. Drawing on a self-reported survey instrument designed by the researcher, a regression analysis was conducted to explore the relationship between academic mindset (i.e., growth, fixed) and college grade point average (GPA), controlling for high school GPA and parents' education level. While the final model from a hierarchical linear regression (N = 34) indicates that high school GPA, parents' education level, and mindset accounted for 31% of the variance in Black males' college GPA, mindset did not significantly predict college GPA above and beyond Black males' precollege academic ability and parents' education level. Practical considerations for research and practice are discussed.

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