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Title: 'You're Young, Intelligent, and Beautiful': How Microaffirmations Inspire Summer Bridge Program Students to Persist
Language: English
Authors: Makeda K. Turner, James M. Ellis, Janella D. Benson, Carmen N. McCallum
Source: Journal of Postsecondary Student Success. 2025 4(4):37-58.
Availability: Center for Postsecondary Success at Florida State University. 1114 W Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306. Web site: https://journals.flvc.org/jpss/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, Undergraduate Students, Minority Group Students, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Support Groups, Positive Reinforcement, Program Effectiveness, Racial Factors, Peer Influence, Teacher Influence, Predominantly White Institutions, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
ISSN: 2769-4879
2769-4887
Abstract: Research shows that Summer Bridge Programs (SBPs) are essential in supporting undergraduate students' first-year college transition experiences from underrepresented and historically marginalized backgrounds. A key component of SBPs is cultivating deeply supportive relationships participants establish with adults and peers on a college campus. The academic and social support participants receive from these relationships is beneficial and critical for navigating microaggressions they may experience on campus. However, how these affirming and deeply supportive relationships are formed within SBPs is an underexplored phenomenon in the literature. This qualitative study, focusing on the role of microaffirmations, describes and explores how a SBP cultivated an environment that enabled participants to develop supportive relationships to aid their first-year transition on a college campus. Findings indicate that racial microaffirmations in the form of personalized support from peer advisors and adults and cultivating confidence to engage academically and socially on campus were vital in assisting program participants with their first-year college transition. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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