This study examined Black students' experiences in culture-centered courses that focused on the historical and contemporary experiences of Blacks in America and across the African diaspora. Using a qualitative approach, the authors investigated the perceptions of how Black Studies courses shaped the psychosocial experiences and identity…

Explored whether racial identity attitudes of African-American college students were predictive of psychological functioning measured as self-reported psychological symptomatology. Administered Racial Identity Attitude Scale, Bell Global Psychopathology Scale, and personal data sheet to 95 African-American college students. Findings suggest that…

Presents an empirical method for assessing attitudes toward Black men. Findings document that race is a significant factor in determining how Black men are perceived by both Black college students and White college students. Discusses the development and use of the Attitudes Toward Black Males Scale. (Author/MKA)

This analysis indicates that the majority of African American students at this predominantly white university drank in a responsible manner; other drug use was almost nonexistent. Strong peer disapproval was exhibited toward drug users and alcohol abusers. Implications for intervention, prevention, and policy decisions on the college campus are…

Assessed attitudes of 171 white college freshmen toward blacks and Hispanics in different personal and social situations. Student responses to the Situational Attitude Scale revealed that subjects had more negative feelings toward blacks and Hispanics than toward persons whose race was not noted, particularly in situations involving close personal…

Examined Black students' attitudes toward counseling, preferences for an ethnically similar counselor, and preferences for mental health resources within the framework of a model for racial identity. Results indicated that Black students' attitudes toward counseling are an interactive function of sex and racial identity. (BL)

Investigates the effect of group composition on judgments of African Americans. White male and female college students (N=84) responded to photographic slides of female work groups containing altered racial compositions. Results suggest that work groups featuring a distinctive (or solo) group member may affect judgments about similar others…

Examined relationships among client's race, the type of problem for which a client is seeking counseling, and the client's preference for counselor characteristics. Results indicated that the patterns of preferences for counselor race did not seem to differ between black and white participants on the basis of type of client concern. (Author/ABB)

Identified nine values (achievement of financial wealth, prestige for family, prestige/status for self, self-fulfillment, balance between career and family, balance between career and leisure, balance between career and religious/civic activities, opportunity to change character of profession, and opportunity to work with others similar to self)…

Comparative analysis of 204 African-American and white students' perceptions toward secondary vocational education revealed that students formed perceptions toward these programs from multidimensional perspective. Generally, African-American female students held positive perceptions whereas African-American male students held negative perceptions…

Study examines the effects of Hispanic counselors' race and speech accent on Asian American and African American students' initial perceptions. Results show that students' gender, race, and level of "universal-diverse" orientation, along with counselors' speech accent, predicted students' initial perceptions of the counselors and of the…

Investigated how high school students perceived their education experience. Questionnaire responses from 38 Blacks, 120 Whites, and 24 students from other ethnic groups suggest that minority students' educational experiences and perceptions may differ from those of White students and that Black students' experiences and perceptions may differ from…

Examines ethnic climate and relationships among ethnic groups at five colleges. Data indicate that White and Latino students were the most comfortable interacting with other ethnic groups, whereas Asian students were the least comfortable. White students viewed the interracial climate positively, whereas Black students described their campuses as…

Compared African American college students' counseling expectations at two universities with different racial majorities. The type of university attended exerted the most powerful effect on counseling expectations of subjects. Counseling professionals must help African American students fully understand issues such as confidentiality, privacy, and…