Student Affirmative Action Programs: A Help or Hindrance to Development of Minority Graduate Students?.

Ponterotto, Joseph G.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ339841

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Student Affirmative Action Programs: A Help or Hindrance to Development of Minority Graduate Students?

Ponterotto, Joseph G.; And Others

Journal of College Student Personnel, v27 n4 p318-25 Jul 1986

Graduate students from minority cultures were surveyed to assess their academic views of themselves and their perceptions of others' views of their academic ability. Overall, the students strongly support Student Affirmative Action (SAA), however, they believed SAA has been only marginally effective in helping minorities. (Author/BL)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Affirmative Action, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Program Effectiveness, Student Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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