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Direct linkJayakumar, Uma M.; Vue, Rican; Allen, Walter R. – Harvard Educational Review, 2013
In this article, Uma Jayakumar, Rican Vue, and Walter Allen present their study of Young Black Scholars (YBS), a community-initiated college preparatory program in Los Angeles. Through in-depth interviews and surveys with twenty-five middle- and higher-income Black college students, they document the positive role of community in facilitating…
Descriptors: College Preparation, African American Students, Interviews, Surveys
Peer reviewedWilson, Karen R.; Allen, Walter R. – Journal of Negro Education, 1987
Interviews with 201 Blacks between the ages of 19 and 28 reveal that Blacks' gains in education attest to the effectiveness of concerted individual and community effort. The effects of the following factors are examined: (1) family socioeconomic status; (2) family structure; (3) family influence; (4) educational background; (5) school influence;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Black Achievement, Black Family
