Black Male Collegiate Athletes’ Perceptions of Their Career and Academic Preparation: A Mixed Methods Study

Authors

Jennifer R. Curry, Louisiana State UniversityFollow
Franklin A. Soares, Louisiana State UniversityFollow
Justin E. MaclinFollow
Imre Csaszar, Louisiana State UniversityFollow

Abstract

We employed a mixed methods approach with sequential explanatory design (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2017) and a Social Capital Theory framework (Bourdieu, 1977) to investigate three research questions: (1) In what ways were participants’ career and college readiness capital developed during high school? (2) How do participants view their academic and career growth and development prior to and after coming to college? (3) Who provided career and college development to participants in this study prior to their college entrance? Results revealed potential reasons why disparities existed between Black and White participants beginning in K-12 and continuing through college. Implications for anti-racist school counseling are given.

Recommended Citation

Curry, Jennifer R.; Soares, Franklin A.; Maclin, Justin E.; and Csaszar, Imre (2021) "Black Male Collegiate Athletes’ Perceptions of Their Career and Academic Preparation: A Mixed Methods Study," Journal of College Access: Vol. 6: Iss. 3, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jca/vol6/iss3/9