African Americans and College Choice: The Influence of Family and School

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INDEX Note: Page numbers with an f indicate figures; those with a t indicate tables. academic ability, 3, 29, 63 academic scholarships, 30, 37–38 adjustment to college, xii age, college choice and, 21–31 Alexander, K., 63 Allen, Walter, xxi on college choice, 81, 84 on economic expectations, 43–45, 47 Alwin, D. F., 4 American Association of University Women (AAUW), 34–35 Anderson, J. D., xii, 11, 12 Anderson, M., 3, 4, 41, 43, 59, 63 Arnold, K., 43, 45 aspirations, student, 1–7, 78–79 defined, 2 hindrances to, 5 teacher expectations and, 72–76, 73f. See also economic expectations Astin, H., 4 athletic scholarships, 30, 37–39 attrition, high school, xvi Baker, Ray Stannard, xiii Banks, J. A., 51, 55, 58 Barnes, A. S., 4 on channeling, 62 on economic expectations, 44, 46 barriers to college, 4–6, 14, 46, 99–102, 100f Bartee, R. D., xiv, xvi Bateman, M., 19 on college choice process, 52 on gender differences, 35–36, 39 on predisposition phase, 22 Becker, G. S., 42–43 Benavides, I., 82, 84 Billingsley, A., 1, 11–12, 14 Black history, 54–56, 55f, 82–83. See also Cultural awareness Bourdieu, Pierre, 3, 106 Boyer, E., 41 Boyle, R., 4 on channeling, 63, 69 on student aspirations, 70–72, 71f, 78 on teacher expectations, 74 Brown, M. Christopher, xi–xviii Career Beginnings program, 65, 74 career planning, 57 Carnoy, Martin, 117 channeling, 3, 59–67, 61f, 62f, 106 by counselors, 27–28, 30, 39, 62, 65–67 defined, 60 external, 61–63, 62f by high schools, 63, 69–79, 71f, 73f internal, 61 by teachers, 27–28, 39, 63–65 127 Chapman, D. W., 2 Chicago, University of, 77 choice. See college choice choice phase, 86–88 Civil Rights Act, 83 Cohn, E., 4, 42 Coleman, J. S., 3, 70 college adjustment to, xii cost of, 4 earnings potential and, 4, 44–46 family view of, xiii–xiv, 11–17, 15f, 27, 35, 117 high school links with, 73f, 76–77 preparation for, 28–30, 72, 79 college choice age and, 21–31 automatic, 15–16 barriers to, 4–6, 14, 99–102, 100f channeling and, 59–67, 61f, 62f curriculum issues with, 51–58, 55f economic expectations and, 4, 41–47, 44f gender differences and, 33–39, 75, 86, 116t HBCU versus PWI, xv, 14, 24, 81–96 influences on, 12, 14–19, 15f phases in, 22, 85–88 questions for, xix socioeconomic status and, 3–4, 87 timing of, 21–31, 22f Collins, R., 3 Comer, J. P., xii computers, 102–103 counselors channeling by, 27–28, 30, 39, 62 committed, 65–67, 103 structured programs for, 73–74 Cross, P., 4 cultural awareness, 85, 94, 104–105 curriculum and, 53–57, 90–91, 107 dual life and, 89–90 DuBois on, xvii HBCUs and, 88–89, 92–94 culture shock, 89 curriculum, 51–58, 55f, 72 cultural awareness and, 53–57, 90–91, 107 defined, 51, 53 Cuyjet, M. J., 33–34, 74–75 Davis, J. E., xii decision making. See college choice Delpit, Lisa, xiii, xvii deMarrais, K. B., xvi “dreamers,” 24, 28–30, 35 DuBois, W. E. B., xvii earnings potential, 42, 44–46, 61f economic barriers, 6, 14, 85, 100f economic expectations, 4, 41–47, 44f channeling and, 61f race issues and, 41–46 students’ perceptions and, 39, 43–44, 44f elementary schools, xxii, 11, 26–27, 30–31, 102–104, 109–110 Epps, Edgar, xxi, 81–84 ethnicity. See cultural awareness extracurricular activities, 22, 30 families, 11–19, 111f channeling by, 59–61, 61f educational level of, 17, 59–60 fictive kin and, xvi school activities and, 11–12 128 African Americans and College Choice socioeconomic status of, xiii, 16–17, 19, 115–117 structure of, xii, xiv, 109 view of education, xiii–xiv, 11–17, 15f, 27, 35, 117 Feagans, Vernon, 11–12 Feagin, J. R., xiii–xiv financial aid, 29–30, 74, 86–87. See also scholarships Fisk University, 14 Fleming, Jacqueline, xxi, 81–84 focus groups, xx, 114–117, 116t Foster, M., 76 Franklin, John Hope, 11, 13–14 Gallagher, K., xix, 4 on college choice process, 24–25, 52, 59, 85–87, 109–111 on family influences, 12, 14 on predisposition phase, 22–24, 22f GEAR UP program, xi, 21 gender issues, 33–39, 75, 86, 116t Georgetown University, 76 GI bill, 83 graduate school, xix Gurin, P., xxi, 82–84...