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Astin, Helen S.; Cross, Patricia H. – 1977
Data tables are compiled on the characteristics of black freshmen entering a representative sanple of 393 predominately black and predominately white academic institutions. Using a ten percent random subsample of original data compiled by Alexander W. Astin for the Cooperative Institutional Research program, the researchers present extensive…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Colleges, Black Students, College Freshmen
McCown, Dorothy; And Others – 1979
Full-time freshmen at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) were compared with their counterparts at public four-year colleges, predominantly black four-year colleges, and four-year colleges with low selectivity. Similarities and dissimilarities of the groups were measured for the following areas: options of high school preparation,…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Attendance, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
Earthman, Glen I.; Pinkney, Hercules, Jr.
To answer the need for more black teachers and administrators in institutions of higher education, Federal City College (FCC) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI & SU) planned and implemented a cooperative program to provide advanced graduate training to faculty and staff at FCC leading to the Doctor of Education…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Black Colleges, Black Education
Westerhoff, John H., Ed. – 1978
Papers presented include: "Hope, History, and Higher Education in the South," (James H. Smylie, response by Samuel S. Hill, Jr.); "Current Strategies: An Exploration and Evaluation," (Robert L. Wilson, response by Clyde O. Robinson, Jr.); "Trends in Higher Education: A Look to the Future," (Anne Flowers, response by…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, Church Programs, Church Related Colleges
Gordon, Edmund W.; Grannis, Joseph C. – 1977
The first of two papers included in this document addresses two related problems: Problem one: The appropriateness of existing standardized tests of achievement for the assessment of academic function in minority and disadvantaged group member students. Problem two: The appropriateness of such instruments for the assessment of the impact of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Colleges, Black Students
Lyons, Charles A. – 1977
The present condition of the United States regarding the education of black college-age youth and the status of historically black colleges is discussed in this paper. Background information on the role of black colleges and an elaboration of present-day problems facing black colleges are presented. The declining enrollment, drop-out rate, counter…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Admission, College Attendance
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Amburgey, Lillian – 1975
The establishment and growth of black colleges in the United States is traced from a catechizing school in New York City in 1704 to the present day. After a brief historical review, statistics are given in contemporary colleges, students, accreditation, and location. Problems facing the institutions and students are addressed and the future…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Admission Criteria, Black Colleges, Black Education
Gordon, Edmund W. – 1970
One of the series of occasional papers originating from the Study of Collegiate Compensatory Programs for Minority Group Youth project, this annotated bibliography focuses on the following: civil rights and access to higher education; programs and practices in higher education for the disadvantaged; characteristics of disadvantaged students;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Annotated Bibliographies, Black Colleges
Johnson, Clifton H. – 1970
The initial program of the consortium, which comprised Fisk University, Houston-Tillotson College, LeMoyne College, Dillard University, Tougaloo College, Talladega College, and Clark College, and which extended from July 1967 to July 1970 with a total budget of $85,000, was to be basic institutional research that would help the seven predominately…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Dialects, Black Education
Jones, J. Charles; And Others – 1970
The purpose of this study was to determine whether black students attending predominantly white colleges attributed their academic difficulties to different sources and saw themselves as having a different set of problems than their black counterparts in predominantly black colleges. Subjects were asked to rate possible sources of academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Students, College Desegregation
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Montgomery, Barbara; And Others – 1976
For this report, which is a combination of the fourth and fifth annual reports on the subject, the FICE gathered data from 23 federal departments and agencies on program funds awarded to each of 114 predominantly black colleges. This data is compared with similar data collected for all higher education institutions in the country. Data include…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational Finance, Equalization Aid, Facility Planning
McLoughlin, M. Padraig M. M.; Bluford, Dontrell A. – Online Submission, 2004
This study investigated the predictive validity of the Descriptive Tests of Mathematical Skills (DTMS) and the SAT-Mathematics (SAT-M) tests as placement tools for entering students in a small, liberal arts, historically black institution (HBI) using regression analysis. The placement schema is four-tiered: for a remedial algebra course, college…
Descriptors: African American Institutions, Prediction, Test Validity, Calculus
Greenleaf, Walter J. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1937
Different labor groups and agencies have made intensive studies periodically of the movement of salaries and wages in the trades and industries. To a lesser extent the income of certain professional groups, including physicians, dentists, and engineers, have been studied, but few analyses have been published concerning the compensation received by…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Land Grant Universities, Teacher Salaries, Deans
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Evans, Henry R. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1931
Contained herein is the biennial report on the Educational Boards and Foundations of the United States from 1928-1930. Reports of funding and grants invested are available from the following: (1) General Education Board; (2) Rockefeller Foundation; (3) Carnegie Corporation of New York; (4) Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; (5)…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Governing Boards, Financial Support, Grants
Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1934
The "Educational Directory" is released in four parts as rapidly as the data become available. This bulletin, the third part of the 1935 educational directory published by the Office of Education, focuses on colleges and universities, including all institutions of higher education. Institutions are classified according to their offerings into six…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, African American Institutions, Two Year Colleges
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