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OverviewIn this book, Deborah Faye Carter studies the individual and institutional factors affecting the degree aspirations of white and African American college students through the use of two, national, longitudinal databases of college students. One sample had older students, more students attending two-year institutions and students from a wider range of backgrounds and experiences. The other sample were more traditional-aged, and the students tended to have more post-secondary institutional choices. The use of both databases (and therefore both samples) informed the understanding of degree aspirations that the use of only one database could not since the students in each sample attended different kinds of institutions and had different kinds of college experiences. The results of the study show how complex relationships of the factors that affect aspirations between the two samples and between African American and white students in each sample. This book contributes to higher education's theoretical understanding of the meritocratic and constraining influences on students' degree aspirations. Further, this study examines the processes that uniquely affect African American college students in comparison to white students and how these processes differ in a traditional student sample versus a sample that is more representative of the diverse post-secondary institution attendees across the country. Finally, there are a number of implications for practice from this study including institutional programming to support students' goals and for institutions to continue to examine the impact of financial aid support on students deciding whether they can attend college, and whether they can afford to earn a graduate degree. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Deborah Faye CarterPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780815339557ISBN 10: 0815339550 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 25 April 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Realization or Abandonment of Dreams 2. What are Aspirations?: Definitions and Theoretical Foundations 3. What Affects Aspirations: Empirical Evidence 4. Methodology for the Study 5. College Students Degree Expectations and Plans 6. What Affects College Students Degree Expectations and Plans? 7. Conclusion: Dreams Deferred? Appendices References.ReviewsAuthor InformationDeborah Faye Carter received her B.A. in sociology and psychology from the University of California-Santa Cruz and then attended the University of Michigan, where she earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in education. She is currently an assistant professor at Indiana University-School of Education (Bloomington, IN). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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