Drawing from the experiences of 14 Black students participating in a structured undergraduate research program at either an historically Black university or a predominantly White institution, the authors conducted a secondary data analysis on interview and journal prompt data using Yosso's community cultural wealth framework to identify sources of…

The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine factors of persistence for two African American men involved in the Project Empowerment (PE, pseudonym) student organization at a predominantly White institution. The participants are undergraduate student members of PE, a campus-based organization designed to enhance African American male…

A pre-tested schedule was used in interviewing 187 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade working-class pupils from a West Coast community with a population of 95,000. The Sample included 6, Negroes, 74 Mexican Americans, and 45 Caucasians. (JM)

Describes the role of America's 117 historically Black colleges. These institutions seek to foster competence and instill confidence in Black students, whatever their background, in an atmosphere free of racial tension. (DM)

In order to provide data concerning the characteristics of Negro students enrolling in predominantly white colleges, a study was made of a group of Negro beginning freshmen at the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois. (JM)

Reports findings of a survey of female college students in response to the following research questions: (1) Do Black college-educated women want to combine career, marriage, and children? (2) Do they expect their husbands to share more household and child care responsibilities? and (3) what is their attitude toward women's societal role? (AF)

The major purpose of the study reported in this article was to investigate Black and White students' perceptions of their academic performance in college communication skills classes. Findings presented point out some major problems in working with students entering higher education with low test scores. (Author/EB)

Reviews the growing student interest in agricultural education, particularly among minorities. Examines the characteristics, experiences, and aspirations of agriculture students based on a large scale survey of Southern land-grant universities. (EF)

Summarizes research studies published since 1960 which provide comparative data on Black and White adolescents. Topics covered include academic achievement, development, creativity, achievement motivation, locus of control, self-concept, personality, aspirations, attitudes and beliefs, and mass media use patterns. (GC)

Reports findings and conclusions from taped discussions with third- and sixth-grade African-American, inner-city students concerning their response to violent events in their communities. By using the triangulated methodology of ethnographers, it reveals how these experiences affected children's school performance, behaviors, and aspirations. (GR)

Examines individual, family, and community factors identified in the literature as affecting achievement, attainment, and aspiration among African-American youth in junior and senior high school. In considering the complex interactions between achievement and attainment, it is necessary to review ways that achievement is measured and the…