More Young Black Men Choosing Not to Go to College.

Collison, Michele N-K

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ERIC Number: EJ362594

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Publication Date: 1987

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More Young Black Men Choosing Not to Go to College.

Collison, Michele N-K

Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n15 pA1,26-27 Dec 9 1987

More and more young Black males are choosing to enlist in the military, attend vocational and technical schools, or take jobs instead of going to college. Many yield to peer pressure and stop studying; further, role models do not exist for young Black men. (MLW)

Descriptors: Black Students, Career Choice, Educational Finance, High School Seniors, Higher Education, Males, Mentors, Military Service, Noncollege Bound Students, Proprietary Schools, Role Models, Student Costs

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