African Americans and college choice : the influence of family and school / / Kassie Freeman ; foreword by M. Christopher Brown II
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (159 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 378.1/9829/96073 |
| Soggetto topico: | African Americans - Education (Higher) |
| College choice - Social aspects - United States | |
| Education, Higher - Parent participation - United States | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | African Americans and college choice |
| ISBN: | 9780791484502 |
| 0-7914-8450-5 | |
| 1-4237-4350-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808350003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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