TY - CHAP
T1 - African americans and planned resilience
T2 - In search of ordinary magic
AU - Burley, Hansel
AU - Barnard-Brak, Lucy
AU - McGaha-Garnett, Valerie
AU - Olaniran, Bolanle
AU - Marbley, Aretha
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The purpose of the current study is to examine secondary school factors that predict the performance and persistence of African American students at postsecondary institutions. Ajzen's (1991) Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), used as the theoretical framework of this study, suggests that intentions, driven by attitudes and beliefs, can predict behavior. This theory was adapted to include resilience, a theory that focuses on student assets, rather than deficits. This theory focuses on how children overcome risk factors like poverty and poor schools to reach agreed upon measures of success.
AB - The purpose of the current study is to examine secondary school factors that predict the performance and persistence of African American students at postsecondary institutions. Ajzen's (1991) Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), used as the theoretical framework of this study, suggests that intentions, driven by attitudes and beliefs, can predict behavior. This theory was adapted to include resilience, a theory that focuses on student assets, rather than deficits. This theory focuses on how children overcome risk factors like poverty and poor schools to reach agreed upon measures of success.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84898591369&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4018/978-1-60960-857-6.ch020
DO - 10.4018/978-1-60960-857-6.ch020
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84898591369
SN - 9781609608576
SP - 305
EP - 316
BT - Cases on Institutional Research Systems
PB - IGI-Global
ER -