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    A COMPARISON OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PLANS OF BLACK AND WHITE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 1972 AND 1980.

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    Author
    SMITH, MICHAEL FRANCIS.
    Issue Date
    1982
    Keywords
    High school graduates -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.
    African American students -- Longitudinal studies.
    Advisor
    Grant, Arthur T.
    
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    The University of Arizona.
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    The educational plans of black high-school seniors over the past decade were examined and compared to the plans of white students by analyzing selected base-year data from The National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 and High School and Beyond: A National Longitudinal Study for the 1980s. Chi-square was used to detect significant changes between survey years. Expectations to participate in post-secondary education were essentially the same for all black and white seniors between 1972 and 1980 though black expectations were greater. Among whites, women exceeded men in 1980. When levels of educational expectation were examined, significant differences were apparent for both races. Large declines occurred in the four-year college category though they were partially offset by increases in the graduate school category. Small increases also occurred among both blacks and whites in the community college category. No clear trends were seen in the vocational school category. Black expectations were greater than those of whites in the combined upper two categories with the most striking difference seen among low-aptitude and low-SES students. Immediate plans for two- or four-year college attendance changed significantly for both blacks and whites with more students indicating four-year preference in 1980. Overall, more blacks than whites planned four-year attendance in both survey years and the largest differences between races were found on the low- and middle-aptitude levels. Preferences for planned field of study also changed for both blacks and whites between survey years. The largest increase for both races occurred in the business category, with the next largest expansion appearing in engineering. The largest decreases occurred in education and the social sciences, with the downturn being greater among blacks than whites. Black and white seniors in the middle and upper-aptitude levels were more likely to select the biological and physical sciences, engineering, and social sciences while low-aptitude seniors were more likely to choose vocational studies, health-related studies, and education.
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    Ph.D.
    Degree Level
    doctoral
    Degree Program
    Higher Education
    Graduate College
    Degree Grantor
    University of Arizona
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