College Choice: A Study of African American and White Student Aspirations and Perceptions Related to College Attendance

Autor/in	Pitre, Paul E.
Titel	College Choice: A Study of African American and White Student Aspirations and Perceptions Related to College Attendance
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 40 (2006) 3, S.562-574 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	Grade 9; College Attendance; White Students; African American Students; College Choice; High School Students; College Bound Students; Student Attitudes; College Preparation; Racial Differences; Academic Achievement; Negative Attitudes; Academic Aspiration; Parent Influence; Socioeconomic Influences; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Studienortwahl; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Schülerverhalten; Rassenunterschied; Schulleistung; Negative Fixierung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor
Abstract	This study examined African American and White ninth grade students' aspirations for college attendance, utilizing the predisposition stage of Hossler and Gallegher's (1987) model of college choice as a conceptual framework. This study also introduced a measure of student perceptions of how well high school was preparing them for college. Findings revealed that African American students' aspirations for college attendance were similar to those of their White peers, even though African American students had lower levels of academic achievement. The study also showed that students who held negative perceptions of how well their high school was preparing them for college were less likely to aspire to college attendance. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10