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Palmer, Robert T.; Maramba, Dina C. – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Research has shown that the enrollment of Asian American and Latino/a students are increasing at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Nevertheless, research on how these students experience the institutional climate of HBCUs is nonexistent. Hence, this study sought to explore the college choice process and perceptions of campus…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Hispanic American Students, College Faculty, Black Colleges
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Reeder, Matthew C.; Schmitt, Neal – Journal of College Student Development, 2013
In this study we investigated whether African American students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) differ from African American students at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) in academic motivation and judgment, and whether type of academic institution (HBCU, PWI) moderates relationships between these differences and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Motivation, African American Students, Black Colleges
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Pascarella, Ernest; And Others – Journal of College Student Development, 1996
Investigated the relative cognitive impacts on black students' attendance at historically black colleges versus predominantly white colleges. Using numerous data types, found that black students attending black colleges did as well or better than their counterparts at the white institutions on standardized measures of writing skills and science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Institutions, Blacks
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Seifert, Tricia A.; Drummond, Jerri; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2006
Using the principles of good practice in undergraduate education defined by Chickering and Gamson (1987, 1991), this study examined the role of institutional type in African-American students' experiences. Controlling for confounding influences, students attending historically Black colleges reported significantly greater levels of good practices…
Descriptors: African American Students, Student Experience, Comparative Analysis, Undergraduate Study
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Mallinckrodt, Brent – Journal of College Student Development, 1988
Examined the relationship between persistence and perceptions of social support from members of the campus community and from family members for Black (N=53) and White (N=140) college freshmen. Found Black and White freshmen's perceptions of social support and dropout intentions were significant predictors of persistence, but crucial sources of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Blacks, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
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Greer, Tawanda M.; Chwalisz, Kathleen – Journal of College Student Development, 2007
This study is an investigation of stress and coping among African American students at a predominantly White college/university (PWCU) and a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) and their relationship to academic performance. Participants were 203 African American students (101 from a mid-size predominantly White midwestern state…
Descriptors: Coping, Black Colleges, African American Students, Academic Achievement
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Rouse, Linda P. – Journal of College Student Development, 1988
Black (N=64), White (N=130), and Hispanic (N=34) college students completed measures of intimate violence. Abusive behaviors examined included possessiveness; rejection; sexual pressure; forced sex; moderate physical abuse; and violence leading to visible injuries, need for medical help, or police involvement. Results revealed that incidence of…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences
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Hall, Brenda; Closson, Rosemary B. – Journal of College Student Development, 2005
Comparing the experiences of White and Black graduate students illuminate various social adjustment challenges for White graduate students at historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) that are distinct from those challenges experienced by Black students on traditionally White campuses (TWIs). Findings in this exploratory and descriptive…
Descriptors: White Students, Graduate Students, Social Adjustment, Black Colleges