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Selection of Universities by Students in Journalism and Mass Communication Courses: Do Criteria Differ between Caucasian and Minority Students?
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Biswas, Masudul; Perkins, Lyle; Izard, Ralph – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2012
This study measures the significance of factors used by minority students in their selection of universities/colleges. This web survey was conducted mainly on 778 students enrolled in journalism/mass communication courses representing five historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and twelve other universities. Differences were found…
Descriptors: Athletics, Student Attitudes, Universities, Private Colleges
General Education Assessment at Private Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Exploratory Study
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Jones, Willis A. – Journal of General Education, 2010
The majority of research on general education assessment in recent years has focused primarily on predominately white institutions. Very little is known about general education assessment at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUS). Using descriptive analysis, this exploratory study examines the state of general education assessment at…
Descriptors: General Education, Black Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods
Unlocking the Barriers to Women and Minorities in Computer Science and Information Systems Studies: Results from a Multi-Methodological Study Conducted at Two Minority Serving Institutions
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Buzzetto-More, Nicole; Ukoha, Ojiabo; Rustagi, Narendra – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2010
The under representation of women and minorities in undergraduate computer science and information systems programs is a pervasive and persistent problem in the United States. Needed is a better understanding of the background and psychosocial factors that attract, or repel, minority students from computing disciplines. An examination of these…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Females, Focus Groups, Information Systems
Harbor in the Storm: Institutional Research in the Age of Accountability. NEAIR 36th Annual Conference Proceedings (Baltimore, Maryland, November 7-10, 2009)
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D'Alessandro, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2009
The NEAIR 2009 Conference Proceedings is a compilation of papers presented at the Baltimore, Maryland conference. Papers in this document include: (1) A Principle Components Analysis of The Determinants of Student Satisfaction at a Historically Black Institution (Tao Gong and Jacqueline V. Parham); (2) Assessing and Enhancing Graduates'…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Satisfaction, Black Colleges
Voluntary Support to Private Black Colleges, 1969-70 and 1976-77. Research Report, Vol. III, No. 1, January 1979.
United Negro College Fund, Inc., New York, NY. – 1979
The growth in philanthropic support by source to the private black colleges is traced and compared with that for voluntary support to higher education institutions generally and to private higher education particularly. Data are obtained from the 1969-70 and 1976-77 Council for Financial Aid to Education surveys and from data collected directly…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Foundation Programs