Minorities in Higher Education.

Autor/in	und weitere
Sonst. Personen	Justiz, Manuel J. (Hrsg.)
Institution	American Council on Education, Washington, DC.
Titel	Minorities in Higher Education.
Quelle	(1994), (385 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-89774-817-4
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Academic Persistence; Access to Education; American Indians; Asian Americans; Black Students; Cultural Differences; Demography; Doctoral Programs; Economic Factors; Educational Trends; Equal Education; Ethnic Groups; Government Role; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Hispanic Americans; Information Technology; Minority Groups; Student Financial Aid; Teacher Education; Transfer Policy; Transfer Programs; Trend Analysis; Undergraduate Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; American Indian; Indianer; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Kultureller Unterschied; Demografie; Doktorandenprogramm; Ökonomischer Faktor; Bildungsentwicklung; Ethnie; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Informationstechnologie; Ethnische Minderheit; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Trendanalyse; Grundstudium
Abstract	This book presents 19 papers on efforts to increase the participation of members of minority groups in higher education. The papers are: (1) "Demographic Trends and the Challenges to American Higher Education" (Manuel Justiz); (2) "Three Realities: Minority Life in the United States--The Struggle for Economic Equity (adapted by Don M. Blandin); (3) *Educational Equity and the Problem of Assessment" (Alexander W. Astin); (4) "Minorities and the New Information Technologies: Barriers and Opportunities" (Paul Resta); (5) "Financial Aid Strategies for Improving Minority Student Participation in Higher Education" (Arthur Hauptman and Patricia Smith); (6) "Funding Doctoral Studies for Minorities" (Sara Melendez); (7) "Clearing the Pathway: Improving Opportunities for Minority Students to Transfer" (Laura I. Rendon and Amaury Nora); (8) "The Transfer Function: Building Curricular Roadways across and among Higher Education Institutions" (Alison R. Bernstein and Judith S. Eaton); (9) "Hispanic Student Achievement" (Richard Duran); (10) "Progress of Hispanics in American Higher Education" (Alfredo de los Santos, Jr. and Anthony Rigual); (11) "The Participation of African Americans in American Higher Education" (Reginald Wilson); (12) "Maintaining the Competitive Tradition" (N. Joyce Payne); (13) "Higher Education Issues in Native American Communities" (Clara Sue Kidwell); (14) "Higher Education Issues in the Asian American Community" (Bob H. Suzuki); (15) "Assessment in Higher Education and the Preparation of Minority Teachers" (Manual Justiz and Marilyn Kameen); (16)"Minorities in Graduate Education: A Need to Regain Lost Momentum" (Mark Clark and Hector Garza); (17) "The Impasse on Faculty Diversity in Higher Education: A National Agenda" (Shirley Vining Brown); (18) "Equity in Higher Education: The State Role" (Patrick M. Callan); and (19) "An Optimistic Sense of Possibility" (Frank Newman). Papers contain references. (DB)
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