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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808350003321

Autore

Freeman Kassie

Titolo

African Americans and college choice : the influence of family and school / / Kassie Freeman ; foreword by M. Christopher Brown II

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005

ISBN

9780791484502

0-7914-8450-5

1-4237-4350-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Disciplina

378.1/9829/96073

Soggetti

African Americans - Education (Higher)

College choice - Social aspects - United States

Education, Higher - Parent participation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-126) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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""

Sommario/riassunto

Assesses the influence of family and school on African American students' college decision-making processes.