Summary Findings from a Preliminary Study of Black Student Adjustment, Achievement and Aspirations at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Winter, 1980. Pretest of a National Study.

Autor/in	Allen, Walter R.
Titel	Summary Findings from a Preliminary Study of Black Student Adjustment, Achievement and Aspirations at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Winter, 1980. Pretest of a National Study.
Quelle	(1981), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Academic Aspiration; Academic Persistence; Black Students; College Desegregation; Educational Background; Family Characteristics; Higher Education; Institutional Research; Student Adjustment; Student Attitudes; Student College Relationship; Student Experience; Student Problems; Student Teacher Relationship; Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Vorbildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Institutionelle Forschung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Schülerverhalten; Studienerfahrung; Studienproblem
Abstract	Adjustments, achievements, and aspirations of black undergraduates attending the University of Michigan were studied with a focus on characteristics correlating highly with black student continuance and successful matriculation. Questionnaire responses from 229 black undergraduates at the Ann Arbor campus provided information on: family background; high school background; student experiences at the university; student interactions with peers, faculty, and staff; student use of university supportive services; student attitudes and opinions; and problematic black student experiences. Findings include the following: 67 percent of the respondents were strongly satisfied with their decision to attend the university; fewer than 10 percent reported grade point averages of less than C; 42 percent aspired to attain a master's degree; nearly three-quarters of the respondents grew up in two-parent households and 60 percent were from families with incomes exceeding $21,000 per year; the students came from families with traditions of high educational attainment; they were high academic achievers in high school; over half initially applied to the university because of its academic reputation; after enrollment, about 30 percent of these student have seriously considered dropping out of school; respondents identified social adjustment and feelings of isolation as possible reasons for black attrition; 85 percent reported having encountered racial discrimination in some form while at the university, but 22 percent judged such acts to occur seldom; over 90 percent expressed the need for more black students; over 60 percent reported having had little or no contact with black faculty and staff. (SW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC