The Black College Freshman: Characteristics and Recent Trends. [Report No.: ACE-RR-Vol-7-No-3-72

Autor/in	Bayer, Alan E.
Institution	American Council on Education, Washington, DC. Office of Research.
Titel	The Black College Freshman: Characteristics and Recent Trends. [Report No.: ACE-RR-Vol-7-No-3-72
Quelle	(1972), (92 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Black Education; Black Youth; College Freshmen; College Students; Enrollment Trends; Higher Education; Minority Groups; Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ethnische Minderheit
Abstract	This document presents the results of a study designed to determine the racial trends in higher education and to compare these findings with a similar study made in 1968. Highlights of the findings include: (1) 53% of the black students and 45% of the nonblack students were women; (2) As in 1968, proportionately twice as many blacks as nonblacks were at least 20 years old when they entered college in 1971; (3) Between 1968 and 1971, the average high school grade averages of both black and nonblack college freshmen rose somewhat; (4) Despite the higher grades, substantial proportions of blacks and nonblacks felt that they needed remedial tutoring, especially in the field of mathematics; (5) Entering black students were more likely than nonblack students to report achievements in extracurricular activities; (6) Typically, blacks and nonblacks were similar in the types of day-to-day activities they engaged in; (7) Proportionately more black freshmen than nonblack freshmen hoped to get a postbaccalaureate degree; and (8) Black students were more likely than were nonblacks to attend institutions that were either very close to home or a great distance away. (HS)
Anmerkungen	Office of Research, American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. 20036 ($3.00)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01