Date of Award
8-2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education and Organizational Leadership Development
Committee Chair/Advisor
Dr. Natasha N. Croom
Committee Member
Dr. Michelle L. Boettcher
Committee Member
Dr. Tomika L. Ferguson
Committee Member
Dr. Michael Godfrey
Abstract
Limited research exists to examine the persistence experiences of Black women student-athletes who graduated from predominantly White institutions and to explore their experiences at institutions with Division II membership. This purpose of this study was to examine factors related to the positive graduation outcomes of Black women student-athletes who graduated from predominantly White institutions. The research question was: How did former Division II Black women basketball players engage community cultural wealth to persist to graduation at predominantly White institutions? Five former Division II basketball players who graduated from predominantly White institutions located in the southeastern region of the United Stated took part in this study. Descriptive-interpretive qualitative research was the methodology utilized in this study. Using community cultural wealth as the theoretical and analytical framework (Yosso, 2005), the study supported claims that, in the absence of sufficient institutional resources and support, Black women student-athletes activate multiple forms of cultural capital to overcome barriers to their academic success at PWIs.
Recommended Citation
Smalls, Tomiko T., "Brought What I Needed to Succeed: Community Cultural Wealth in the Persistence Experiences of Former Division II Black Women Basketball Players Who Graduated from Predominantly White Institutions" (2024). All Dissertations. 3660.
https://open.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/3660