College Choice for Black Males in the Community College: Factors Influencing Institutional Selection

Autor/inn/en	Wood, J. Luke; Harrison, John D.
Titel	College Choice for Black Males in the Community College: Factors Influencing Institutional Selection
Quelle	In: Negro Educational Review, 65 (2014) 1-4, S.87-97 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0548-1457
Schlagwörter	College Choice; Community Colleges; African American Students; Males; Longitudinal Studies; Academic Degrees; Curriculum; Job Placement; Student Financial Aid; Reputation; Proximity; Place of Residence; Admission Criteria; Parent Background; Regression (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienortwahl; Community college; Community College; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Lebensnähe; Wohnort; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Elternhaus; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	In this study we examined the college choice process for Black males attending community colleges. Using data from the Educational Longitudinal Study, findings indicated that Black males who attend community colleges select their institutions based upon having a degree in their chosen field, the coursework/curriculum, job placement record, availability of financial aid, and academic reputation. Independent t-tests indicated Black males were more likely than four-year collegians to select an institution based upon the desire to live at home, for the school's easy admissions policies, for the school being the same as one attended by the parent, and the school's acceptance of college credit. After controlling for potentially mitigating factors, we found that students attended community colleges that placed greater importance on low expenses, the academic reputation of the institution, the school's easy admissions, and the school's acceptance of college credit. Recommendations for further research are extended. (As Provided).
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