American Indians in Higher Education.

Autor/in	O'Brien, Eileen M.
Institution	American Council on Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Policy Analysis and Research.
Titel	American Indians in Higher Education.
Quelle	3 (1992) 3, (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Alaska Natives; American Indian Education; American Indians; College Faculty; College Graduates; College Students; Community Colleges; Degrees (Academic); Demography; Elementary Secondary Education; Enrollment; High School Graduates; Higher Education; Student Financial Aid; Tribally Controlled Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inuit; American Indian; Indianer; Fakultät; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Collegestudent; Community college; Community College; Demografie; Einschulung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung
Abstract	This brief draws on data from the 1980 and 1990 censuses and other sources to profile American Indian demographic trends and educational experiences. Highlights for 1988-90 include the following: (1) the American Indian population reached 1.9 million in 1990, up 38 percent from 1980; (2) the high school dropout rate for American Indians was 35.5 percent, compared to 28.8 percent for all students; (3) 103,000 American Indian students enrolled in higher education, up 11 percent in 2 years; (4) 9 percent of American Indian adults had completed 4 years of college, compared to 20 percent of the total population; (5) over half of American Indian college students were enrolled in 2-year colleges, and almost 75 percent were enrolled in 79 institutions; (6) over half of American Indian college students dropped out during their first year; and (7) American Indians earned less than 1 percent of all degrees awarded and comprised less than 1 percent of all full-time higher education employees. Summaries of the available data are presented for the following areas: (1) demographic trends (population growth and concentration, age, and educational attainment); (2) precollege indicators (elementary and secondary enrollments, at-risk characteristics, public high school graduates, eighth-graders' plans for postsecondary education, and SAT and ACT scores); (3) postsecondary enrollment; (4) financial aid for undergraduate and graduate students; (5) degrees conferred (overall and broken down by type); (6) demographic profile of American Indian doctorates; (7) employment as higher education faculty and administrators; and (8) tribally controlled community colleges. Contains 29 references, 7 tables and figures, and 10 resources for further information. (SV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01