The Impact of Precollege Access Programs on the Academic Identity of African American High School Students in Los Angeles, California

• In Event: Roundtable Session 6
  In Roundtable Session: Facets of Identity: African American Stakeholders Constructing Subjectivities

Abstract

African American high school students experience the lowest admission rates to the University of California system of any racial/ethnic group. Pre-college programs have become increasingly necessary, especially in California, as the effects of education inequality continue to hinder the success of students of color. A key aspect to pre college access programing is the role they play in improving the academic identity and college enrollment of students of color. The development of a positive academic identity is correlated highly with academic success. The proposed study aims to explore how participation in a 5-week pre-college access summer program at a historically white university affects the academic identity of a cohort of 28 African American high school students in Los Angeles, California.

Authors

• Nichole Garcia, University of California - Los Angeles

• Tyrone C. Howard, University of California - Los Angeles

• Jonli Tunstall, University of California - Los Angeles

• James Parker, Morehouse College