Okoro, Florence O., et al. “Culturally Appropriate Peer-Led Behavior Support Program for African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes.” Frontiers in Public Health, 2018. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link-gale-com.proxy.libraries.uc.edu/apps/doc/A563147905/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=2d1c9f0b. Accessed 31 Mar. 2020.
This article is about a peer support system for those African Americans who have Type 2 diabetes. They talk about their experiences with assistance with daily disease management, emotional support, linkage to clinical care and community resources and ongoing support. They interviewed 20 African Americans with Type 2 diabetes, to see what they experiences and background was with the peer support group.
I think this could be useful for the supporting factor of this paper, however i dont think it could work with the opposing factor. It is a credible source because they have conducted interviews with people who have experienced it.
The source could fit into my research because it gives you real life experiences of people who have experienced peer support groups and how they made them feel and how they made a difference. Even though it does a great job of using credible sources, it however isnt an opposing view so i probably wouldnt use it in my paper.
Olson, Elizabeth. “Peer Support Cited in Black Students’ Success.” New York Times, 17 May 2006, p. B9(L). Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, https://link-gale-com.proxy.libraries.uc.edu/apps/doc/A145857714/OVIC?u=ucinc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=b9f40e5a. Accessed 31 Mar. 2020.
In this article it talks about how there was a mentor group at the University of Virginia for black students. Jessica Fowler, a student at the University of Virginia, and a future med student at Duke University, volunteered in a mentor group for African Americans. She mainly mentored a woman named Courtney White. Courtney explained in the article that not only was Jessica there for her for school help, but also things much bigger and beyond the academic part. The article goes on to talk about the stats of African American students and their success rates at universities.
I think it could be a useful source but not necessarily for an opposing view. I think the stats and the real life experiences help it be a credible source to use.
This source could fit into my research by showing that programs like the one used at the University of Virginia, can help students progress in their studies and be successful in the end. I don’t think i would use this article in my assignment because it isn’t an opposing view.
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