Abstract
The purpose of this article is to identify strategies to increase the access, progress, and success for African-American males with Learning Disabilities (LD) attending the California Community College. California has the fifth largest population of African American people in the US, including over 1 million African American males. There is a growing body of literature discussing the barriers faced by African American males attending college, particularly in the areas of retention, persistence, and degree attainment. This journal article discusses how to ameliorate the issues regarding African-American males being successful in the community college environment. With special programs such as Umoja, Adult Education Block Grant, and internship programs, so African-American males see instructors who look like them. The California committee college system with innovative strategies of programs can help change the future of African-American males in the community college environment.
Recommended Citation
Abbott, Amar I. and Martinez, Windy F.
(2018)
"Increasing the Success of African American Males with Learning Disabilities Attending California Community Colleges,"
Journal of Research Initiatives: Vol. 3:
Iss.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri/vol3/iss2/4
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