Race Differences in the Effects of College Characteristics on Educational Attainment.

Autor/in	Anderson, Kristine L.
Titel	Race Differences in the Effects of College Characteristics on Educational Attainment.
Quelle	(1984), (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Academic Persistence; Black Colleges; Black Students; College Students; Grades (Scholastic); Graduate Surveys; High School Graduates; Higher Education; Institutional Characteristics; Longitudinal Studies; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Teacher Student Relationship; White Students; National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Collegestudent; Notenspiegel; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Rassenunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	The postsecondary educational experiences of black and white high school graduates who entered college between 1972 and 1974 were studied, with a focus on the effects of institutional characteristics on students. Data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Study of the high school senior class of 1972 for entrants to two- or four-year colleges in academic curricula. It was found that high school, race, and academic preparation strongly affected college selection by blacks, while socioeconomic status (SES) and goals were more important in the college selection by whites. Differences in effects of colleges on grades, faculty contact, satisfaction, and attainment variables were also explored. Compared to black students attending predominantly white colleges, black students attending predominantly black institutions received significantly higher average grades, and were more likely to persist for a second year and to obtain a bachelor's degree. In general, the attainment of black students was higher in black colleges that were privately-controlled, smaller, less vocational, more cohesive, and with low-SES students. Contact with faculty also seemed highly important for black students. Additional findings are discussed. (SW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC