- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- An investigation of the psychosocial effects of participation in an African American cultural rites of passage program on the academic achievement, self-concept, and ethnic identity of African American female college students, 1997
- Creator:
- Bolin, Angela M.
- Date of Original:
- 1997-07-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This study investigates the psychosocial effects of participation in an African American cultural rites of passage program on African American female college students academic achievement, self-concept and ethnic identity. This study is based on the premise that the inclusion of cultural ceremonies and rituals in the educational and socialization process will improve the academic achievement, self-concept and ethnic identity in African American female college students. The qualitative research techniques used in this study include naturalistic observations and interviews. The primary methods of data analysis used are coding and descriptive statistics. The researcher found that the academic achievement, self-concept and ethnic identity improved in over fifty percent (50%) of the participants during their participation in an African American cultural rites of passage program. The conclusion drawn from this study suggests that a rites of passage ceremony, when properly implemented, can be used as a collaborative process which combines education and African American culture in facilitating the positive development and academic achievement of African American students.
Date of award: 7/1/1997
Degree type: dissertation
Degree name: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Granting institution: Clark Atlanta University
Department: Department of Counseling and Psychological Services
Advisor: Turner, Fidel - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1997_bolin_angela_m
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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