Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2016 From The alV ley to the Mountaintop: A Case Study of Resilience and Persistence Among First- Generation African American Males Who Have Achieved Doctoral Success D'Jalon Janeece Jackson Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Jackson, D'Jalon Janeece, "From The alV ley to the Mountaintop: A Case Study of Resilience and Persistence Among First-Generation African American Males Who Have Achieved Doctoral Success" (2016). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 345. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/345 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please
[email protected]. FROM THE VALLEY TO THE MOUNTAINTOP: A CASE STUDY OF RESILIENCE AND PERSISTENCE AMONG FIRST-GENERATION AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES WHO HAVE ACHIEVED DOCTORAL SUCCESS A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The School of Education by D’Jalon Janeece Jackson B.S., Louisiana State University, 2009 M.A., Louisiana State University, 2012 Ed.S., Louisiana State University, 2015 August 2016 This dissertation is dedicated to my father and mother, Drs. Ronald and Tonya Jackson, whose lives as first-generation African Americans who achieved doctoral success despite obstacles encountered, have inspired this research.