Browsing The University of Oklahoma by Author "Dancy, T. Elon"
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Beyond Public Assistance: Factors Affecting Completion of Community College Students in the Career Transitions Program
Pugh-Seemster, Nora (2014-12-12)The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of students who successfully completed “Career Transitions,” a program to help adult learners obtain certification, degrees, and employment. The population for ... -
Coming Out of the Shadows: A Social and Educative History of Male Same-Sex Sexualities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1836-2006
Wimmer, Brenton (2016-05-13)This dissertation presents an educative history of male same-sex sexualities in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Using archival sources and oral history interviews of men who experienced some of these turbulent times, it provides insight ... -
Confronting Mass Incarceration as Cultural Miseducation: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach
Thomas, Joy (2015-05-08)When strong expectations for societal compliance to societal ills, including miseducation, result in mass incarceration of disenfranchised communities; suffering can occur. The more acerbic the incarceration; the greater ... -
Distilling The Essence Of An HBCU Leader: A Portrait of Dr. Henry Ponder
Ponder, Edna Cheryl (2020-12-18)This study explores Historically Black College and University (HBCU) leadership by examining the perceptions of Dr. Henry Ponder, who served as president of Benedict College, Fisk University, Talladega College, and Langston ... -
National Identity in Higher Education: The Guardianship of a Kingdom
Bodine Al-Sharif, Mary Ann (2016-12-17)Changes in the structure of higher education in Saudi Arabia and through advanced scholarship programs abroad have resulted in an educational reformation within the country. Though the Saudi Monarchy desires to create a ... -
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ON HOW BLACK MALES EXPERIENCE WHITE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS
Chapman, Kenneth Jr. (2018-05-12)This phenomenological study explored how Black Christian males experience white Christian colleges and universities. The environment at Christian institutions is most often influenced by white religious norms and, as such, ...