Factors Affecting the Matriculation of African American Undergraduate Students: An Exploratory Study

Authors

Leila Halawi, Lebanese American UniversityFollow
Andrew Knowles, Bethune-Cookman University
Richard McCarthy, Quinnipiac University

Submitting Campus

Worldwide

Department

Management & Technology

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

2011

Abstract/Description

In this study, a regression analysis was conducted to explore the factors associated with African American student retention and graduation. The study sample is comprised of 133 undergraduate African American MIS students at a southeastern, private university. This university uses Blackboard. Using a structure that is grounded on Astin’s student involvement theory, the results of this preliminary investigation indicated that both academic involvement and student involvement share a positive relationship with student retention.

Publication Title

Issues in Information Systems

Publisher

International Association for Computer Information Systems

Additional Information

Dr. Leila Halawi was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.

Scholarly Commons Citation

Halawi, L., Knowles, A., & McCarthy, R. (2011). Factors Affecting the Matriculation of African American Undergraduate Students: An Exploratory Study. Issues in Information Systems, 12(1). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/309