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Dissertation
Experiences of Lower Income High School Students in Advancement Via Individual Determination
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2022
Abstract
Lower self-efficacy among students from lower income families may have negative impacts on student success, such as discrepancies in test scores, high school graduation rates, and college graduation, as these students lack the self-confidence and social persuasion to achieve academic success. The purpose of this qualitative intrinsic case study is to describe how low achieving, lower income high school students at a selected high school in North Florida experienced the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program. The study employed Bandura’s (1999) theory of self-efficacy and constructs (mastery experience, vicarious experience, social persuasion, and physiological and emotional states), which explores how an individual’s confidence in pursuing and accomplishing a task affects the outcome of the task. Data sources included academic history documents, qualitative interviews from 16 participants, and observation field notes. Themes emerged from the triangulated data to address the four theory-driven research questions. Themes related to mastery experience included AVID expectations and academic preparation. Peer support was a theme for vicarious experience. Peer support, teacher support, and social influence were themes for social influence. Responsibility was a theme for physiological and emotional states. The findings indicate that through the AVID program, lower income high school students learn goal setting strategies and understand the importance of education. The AVID program supports and inspires students to attain life success. The support and learning strategies taught in the AVID program benefited this study’s participants. I recommend further research to investigate how the AVID program influences students from varying ethnic backgrounds.
Details
- Title
- Experiences of Lower Income High School Students in Advancement Via Individual Determination
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Pat Wentz (Committee Chair)Mark Malisa (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 326
- Copyright
- Unpublished work © Michelle Beam Barber
- Identifiers
- 99380090296306600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida