Enrollment of Blacks in College: Is the Supply of Black High School Graduates Adequate? Is the Demand for College by Blacks Weakening? Research and Development Update.

Autor/in	Arbeiter, Solomon
Institution	College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY.
Titel	Enrollment of Blacks in College: Is the Supply of Black High School Graduates Adequate? Is the Demand for College by Blacks Weakening? Research and Development Update.
Quelle	(1987), (9 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Black Students; College Attendance; College Bound Students; College Students; Comparative Analysis; Declining Enrollment; Demography; Educational Demand; Enrollment Trends; High School Graduates; Higher Education; Noncollege Bound Students; Population Trends; Sociocultural Patterns; White Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Collegestudent; Demografie; Bildungsanforderung; Bildungsnachfrage; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bevölkerungsprognose; Soziokulturelle Theorie
Abstract	Factors that have affected the decline in black college enrollments in the 1980s are explored. Demographics of the teenage cohort during 1973-1983 are reviewed, and attributes of blacks and whites are compared to determine any significant changes among or between the black and white teenage populations that would account for the decline in black college enrollments. Demographic data are highlighted for 18- and 19-year-olds, 15- to 19-year-olds, or populations under 18 for the years 1973, 1978, and 1983. Demographic factors are considered that would indicate social disarray: homicide rates, total arrests, drug violations, and teenage pregnancies for black and white youth. Also assessed are: birthrates, high school graduation rate, curriculum of high school seniors by racial/ethnic group for 1972 and 1980, distribution of active duty forces by service and race/ethnicity, and employment and college attendance of high school graduates for 1977, 1980, and 1983. It was found that the number of black high school graduates has increased during 1978 and 1984, and these graduates appear to be more academically able than in past years. However, black high school graduates are increasingly selecting options other than college after high school. (SW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01