Date of Award
1994
Document Type
Master's Project
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
STEM Education & Professional Studies
Program/Concentration
Occupational and Technical Studies
Committee Director
Ritz, John M.
Abstract
To answer the research problem the following questions were considered: 1. What are some of the intellectual, social, economic and family background characteristics of African-American PhD s? 2. What factors influenced their decision to attain an advanced degree? 3. What factors do they identify as positive contributors to their educational and professional development?
Recommended Citation
Wade, Faye Brock, "A Study to Determine African-American PhDs' perspective on Factors Affecting Academic Achievement: Selected Case Studies" (1994). OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers. 368.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ots_masters_projects/368