Attitudes and Characteristics of Black Graduate Students.

Autor/inn/en	Carrington, Christine H.; Sedlacek, William E.
Institution	Maryland Univ., College Park. Cultural Study Center.
Titel	Attitudes and Characteristics of Black Graduate Students.
Quelle	(1976), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Black Students; Doctoral Programs; Educational Attitudes; Educational Needs; Financial Support; Graduate Students; Marital Status; Occupational Aspiration; Policy Formation; Racial Attitudes; School Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Student Participation; Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doktorandenprogramm; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Finanzielle Förderung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Familienstand; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Politische Betätigung; Rassenfrage; Schülerverhalten; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	A random sample of 170 black graduate students at the University of Maryland, College Park was sent an anonymous questionnaire concerning their characteristics and attitudes towards academic and nonacademic variables. They tended to agree most strongly that they were certain of their vocational goal, that there was at least one person in their department they could talk to regularly, that black students usually take longer to get their degrees than white students, that black faculty seem interested in black students, and that the racial climate on campus is generally tense. They tended to disagree most strongly with statements that students have ample opportunity to participate in policy making, that channels for expressing student complaints are readily available, that social life for black students on campus is good, that most administrators act like they really care about students, and that there is good communication between black students and the administration. Students reported that what they like most about the University was the location (29 percent) and the quality of education (27 percent). They liked least the racism they encountered (23 percent), the bureaucracy and red tape (23 percent), and the lack of an intellectual atmosphere (14 percent). Forty-seven percent reported that there were no black faculty in their department. (Author/JM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC