University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Theses and Dissertations 2018 A Narrative Study Of Black Males Sense Of Belonging In Graduate Counseling Programs Justin Adams University of South Carolina Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd Part of the Counselor Education Commons Recommended Citation Adams, J.(2018). A Narrative Study Of Black Males Sense Of Belonging In Graduate Counseling Programs. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/4816 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A NARRATIVE STUDY OF BLACK MALES SENSE OF BELONGING IN GRADUATE COUNSELING PROGRAMS by Justin Adams Bachelor of Arts Winthrop University, 2010 Master of Education Winthrop University, 2013 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education College of Education University of South Carolina 2018 Accepted by: Ryan Carlson, Major Professor Johnathan Ohrt, Committee Member Dorothy Limberg, Committee Member Daniella Cook, Committee Member Cheryl L. Addy, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School © Copyright by Justin Adams, 2018 All Rights Reserved. ii DEDICATION This work is dedicated to my wife Amber Janelle Adams, my son Kameron James Adams, and my father and mother, James and Lillie Adams who supported me throughout this educational journey with love, words of affirmation and pushing me constantly to never give up. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I want to acknowledge all the Black males and females pursuing their doctoral degrees in all disciplines, but specifically counselor education.