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UNINA9910808350003321 |
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Autore |
Freeman Kassie |
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Titolo |
African Americans and college choice : the influence of family and school / / Kassie Freeman ; foreword by M. Christopher Brown II |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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9780791484502 |
0-7914-8450-5 |
1-4237-4350-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (159 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Education (Higher) |
College choice - Social aspects - United States |
Education, Higher - Parent participation - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-126) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""African Americans andCollege Choice: The Influence of Familyand School""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ILLUSTRATIONS""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""INTRODUCTION: The Puzzle of College Aspirationsversus Attendance""; ""Part One: Familial and Individual Influences""; ""1. The Influence of Family""; ""2. Turning Point: When Decisions are Made""; ""3. Gender Issues: The College Choice Process of African American Females and Males""; ""4. Economic Expectation and College Choice""; ""Part Two School Influences""; ""5. Curriculum Issues and Choice""; ""6. Channeling Long and Wrong"" |
""7. Decision Making by High School Type: High Schools Successful in Channeling""""Part Three Putting the Puzzle Together""; ""8. Selection of Higher Education Institution Type: HBCU or PWI?""; ""9. Students Offer Solutions""; ""10. The Case for Expanding the College Choice Model""; ""APPENDIX: Design of the Study""; ""Data Collection Procedures""; ""Student and Site Selection""; ""Data Analysis""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Assesses the influence of family and school on African American students' college decision-making processes. |
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