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Autor/in | Astin, Alexander W. |
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Institution | California Univ., Los Angeles. Higher Education Research Inst. |
Titel | The Black Undergraduate: Current Status and Trends in the Characteristics of Freshmen. |
Quelle | (1990), (43 Seiten)
PDF als Volltext |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
ISBN | 1-878477-01-3 |
Schlagwörter | Academic Achievement; Academic Aspiration; Behavior Patterns; Black Students; College Choice; College Freshmen; Comparative Analysis; Expectation; Higher Education; Self Concept; Socioeconomic Status; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Student Financial Aid; Values |
Abstract | This report presents a national profile of black college freshmen in 1989-90 and shows how these students have changed based on the past 19 surveys (1971-1989), using data on 16,000-20,000 black freshmen from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. The study focuses on a wide variety of characteristics of black college freshmen: family background, financial aid and college choice, academic factors, behavioral patterns, aspirations and plans, expectations for college, self-concept, and values and attitudes. Although the report focuses on black-white differences, it is emphasized that the items where substantial differences were found were considerably outnumbered by items that yielded minor or no differences. Major findings include: (1) black students reported lower family incomes and education level than white students; (2) black college freshmen have experienced declining access to financial aid in the form of federal grants and have been forced to rely more on student loans; (3) low tuition was a major factor in black students' decision about which college to attend; (4) black freshmen continue to be less well-prepared for college compared to their white counterparts; (5) career choices of black students do not reflect preference for careers in the sciences or college teaching. (Nine references.) (JDD) |
Anmerkungen | Higher Education Research Institute, Graduate School of Education, 320 Moore Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1521 ($8.00). |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2004/1/01 |