Investigated the college enrollment process among African American females from poor communities, examining the life histories and social relationships of women who did and did not enroll in college. Overall, respondents' ability to enroll related to patterns of perceptions regarding self, family interaction, and connectedness to others.…

Findings of a study based upon survey data collected from 189 Black high school seniors from a predominantly Black urban school indicate that more than 40 percent of the youngsters ranked above average on the general self-concept of school ability scale, and 54 percent of the remaining students were average. (Author/EB)

Emphasizes the necessity for schools to improve Negro students' group concept through the study of and a philosophical commitment to the civil rights struggle. (RW)

A study of specific factors that a group of black students perceive as blockages to their occupational attainment suggest two blockage types, individual and structural. An examination of these factors and their relationships to sex and occupational aspiration variables indicates that there are no significant relationships between sex and…

This article focuses on the use of compulsory busing to achieve school integration. The effects of busing on Black self-concept, academic achievement, student teacher relationships, resegregation of Black students by tracking in integrated schools, and community attitudes are examined. (Author/MC)

This book focuses on the psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence the achievement of black youth who are gifted or potentially gifted, the prevention of underachievement, and appropriate interventions in cases of underachievement. The roles that families, educators, peers, and students themselves must play in promoting the…