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Factors Influencing the Educational Success of Minority Pre-Service Educators

2006; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 8; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2190/9hj4-lxcu-b40x-b35m

1541-4167

Mary Ann Clark, Michael Brooks, Sang Min Lee, Lauren Pasquarella Daley, Yashica J. Crawford, Sophie Maxis,

Diverse Education Studies and Reforms

A mixed methods study surveying minority pre-service educators to examine the factors deemed to be important in their educational success was conducted. Forty-three scholarship studies in a College of Education provided quantitative and qualitative data on their perceptions of factors that contributed to their journey to success in college and/or graduate school. Quantitative group results indicated that a strong sense of perseverance and determination, a belief in one's abilities, influence of family members, scholarships/fellowships, spirituality, and hope ranked highest among a number of factors rated. Qualitative data offered insight and detail about the significance of these factors upon educational success for these minority students.