Prior research has shown that the type of institution, disciplines, and characteristics of the faculty influence the structure and character of academic work. Zemsky and Shaman (1997) and others have suggested that differentiation among institutions, which has historically been structured along level of degree offerings and size/complexity, is now…

The purpose of this study was to assess the relative influence of career, financial, personal, and legal factors on African American male engagement in postsecondary career and technical education and to determine whether the influence of these factors was moderated by the participants having graduated or not graduated high school and by their…

This work focused on the issue of postsecondary access and the successful preparation of high school students to meet the A-G Subject Requirements for admission to the State of California universities. A growing number of California students interested in attending the University of California and the California State University campuses face…