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Heath, Tamela – 1992
This study explored factors contributing to the educational aspirations of African American students. An underlying assumption of the study was that the paradigm for looking at aspirations as a key predictor of later attainment in college students may work differently for black students than for the general population. The study involved data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Black Colleges, Black Students
Patitu, Carol Logan; Tack, Martha W. – 1991
This paper presents results of a study which examined factors related to job satisfaction and the decline in the number of African-American faculty (AAF) in higher education. Twenty-eight, 4-year, state-assisted institutions in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation region--13 predominantly African-American (PAI) and 15…
Descriptors: Age, Black Colleges, Black Teachers, College Faculty

Poock, Michael C. – College and University, 1999
A study investigated the factors influencing the decision of 180 doctoral students in higher-education administration to apply to their current institutions. Factors found particularly important to students of color included academic reputation and faculty friendliness, in addition to those factors rated as important by students in general. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Black Students, College Applicants, College Choice

Konrad, Alison M. – Thought and Action, 1991
A study compared productivity for five groups of college faculty: white men (n=3,182), white women (n=1,221), and faculty of African (n=79), Asian (n=120), and Hispanic (n=67) origin. Variables examined include research productivity, contact hours, administrative service, consulting, promotion/tenure standards, job satisfaction, and affirmative…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Teachers, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
Farmer, David A. – 1988
This staff report presents data on black faculty employment in the tenure program of the Kentucky state university system and the employment patterns of the state-supported institutions of higher learning. Among the findings are the following: (1) the total number of blacks teaching in the tenure system rose to 131 in 1987, reversing a 6-year…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Machen, M. Marge – 1994
This document presents 1992 statistical data on science and engineering expenditures for separately budgeted research and development (R&D) programs that were obtained from over 450 institutions of higher education, including all doctorate-granting institutions, all historically black colleges, and universities with any R&D expenditures. Trend…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Engineering, Expenditures
George, Eric W. – 1992
This staff report presents data on tenured and non-tenured female faculty employment in Kentucky's university system and an analysis of employment patterns of the state-supported institutions of higher learning. Among the findings are the following: (1) the addition of 306 women teachers to the tenure system lifted both the number and percentage…
Descriptors: Blacks, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Hand, Carol A. – 1988
This report focuses on ethnic enrollment percentages at major urban institutions for fall 1984 and 1986. Information is also provided for selected urban and land-grant universities in the southeast United States and for Atlanta, Georgia, area institutions. The data consist of enrollment information gathered for the Office of Civil Rights every 2…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Comparative Analysis

Hardiman, Rita; Jackson, Bailey W. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
A racial identity development model for African-American and white college students is presented. It consists of five developmental stages (naive, acceptance, resistance, redefinition, internalization) and separate descriptions of the nature of each stage for African Americans and whites. Implications for teaching and administration are discussed.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Classroom Environment, College Environment, College Instruction

Smith, Earl; Witt, Stephanie L. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
Analysis of data from a national survey of about 1,000 college faculty found African-American faculty reported higher levels of occupational stress than white counterpart, especially in areas of research and service activities. Possible effects of extra-academic assignments given to African-American faculty are considered. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Black Teachers, College Administration, College Faculty
Inman, Deborah; And Others – 1990
This report presents a fiscal analysis of Howard University (District of Columbia) including: (1) general education revenues; (2) education and general expenditures; and (3) faculty salaries. The study compared Howard University to four different groups of higher education institutions: similar private institutions with hospitals; public…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Educational Finance

Hurtado, Sylvia – Journal of Higher Education, 1992
An examination of data from several studies investigated white (n=1,825), African-American (n=328), and Chicano (n=340) college student perceptions of campus racial climate and institutional commitment to cultural diversity. Student demographic variables were considered. Results indicated common and distinct views concerning the environment types…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Environment, College Role, College Students
McMillen, Marilyn M.; And Others – 1994
This report presents 1993 data on high school dropout and retention rates, examines high school completion and graduation rates, and discusses new data-collection efforts by the National Center for Education Statistics that have a direct bearing on the issues of high school dropout and graduation rates. The report also draws comparisons between…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Orfield, Gary; And Others – 1993
This study shows where school segregation is concentrated and where schools remain highly integrated. It offers the first national comparison of segregation by community size and reveals that segregation remains high in big cities and serious in mid-size central cities. Many African-American and Latino students also attend segregated schools in…
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education

Pascarella, Ernest R.; And Others – Higher Education, 1992
Followup to a 1971 study investigated the effects of college tuition on early career educational, occupational, and economic achievement for 3,099 African-American and white former students. Results suggest that attending a relatively high-tuition college had a net positive effect on educational attainment, occupational status, income, and women's…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
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