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There is a gap in the research aimed at exploring the college transition experiences of homeschooled African Americans into Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). The past research has been rudimentary, demographically limited, and anecdotal with predominantly White homeschoolers as research subjects. In 2013, Dr. Taj'ullah Sky Lark conducted a first of its kind qualitative study that explored the transition experiences of eight homeschooled African American students into PWIs guided by Tinto's student transition theory. The qualitative study found the transition experience of homeschooled African Americans into college and university learning environments of PWIs consisted of typical transitional experiences common to most college students learning the culture of a new environment. This study also found that while homeschooled African Americans faced similar transition challenges as identified by established empirical research on the experience of African American college students attending PWIs, these challenges were not barriers to their academic success or retention.

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Dr. Taj'ullah Sky Lark is an author; education leadership and management expert; diversity, equity, equality, & inclusion specialist; civil & human rights activist; and advocate for education reform and serves on numerous non-profit boards. With more than 25 years of experience in the field of education Special Education- 20, Dr. Sky Lark has 11 years of distance learning experience, has taught in the Juvenile Detention System, has instructed, administrated, secured grants and researched for the Community College System as well as tier one Universities. Her expertise is Faculty development, Teacher Training, Organizational Leadership & Change, program analysis and assessment, and Diversity Initiatives in the 21st Century. Dr. Sky Lark earned her BA at Rutgers University, New Brunswick; MA ED at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; MS ED at Fordham University; and her PhD ED at Hampton University. Dr. Sky Lark has been researching the education of African Americans and homeschooling for over 25 years.

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