Do Transfer Services Staff in Community Colleges Care About Black Male Students? A Quantitative Analysis

• In Event: Roundtable Session 33
  In Roundtable Session: Multicultural Higher Education Theory and Practice

Abstract

The purpose of this study aimed to determine if differences exist in the care of community college transfer office staff for Black male students based on perception of action control, and intrinsic interest. Utilizing CCSM© delimited to a sample of Black men who attended community college at a large urban district in the south western United States. Data in this study were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Findings from this study suggest that community college transfer office staff care, contribute to increased action control and intrinsic interest of Black male students. When staff members create conditions where Black male students feel authentically cared for, the more effort and drive is put forth academically, and the thirst for learning increases.

Author

• Jamal Evan Mazyck, San Diego State University