Educational Equity for Minorities [microform] / Peggy Brown, Ed.
Recommendations to further the educational development of minority college students are addressed in an essay, and descriptions of college programs funded by the Minority Achievement Program (MAP) are presented. In "A National Study of Minorities: Some Implications for Undergraduate Education,&...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Recommendations to further the educational development of minority college students are addressed in an essay, and descriptions of college programs funded by the Minority Achievement Program (MAP) are presented. In "A National Study of Minorities: Some Implications for Undergraduate Education," Alexander W. Astin considers the recommendations of a 1978 Higher Education Research Institute study on the educational gains, current status, and future prospects of minorities and ethnic groups in American higher education. Two themes are the structure of public higher education systems and the "value-added" approach to testing and assessment. The following programs funded through The Sears-Roebuck Foundation's MAP are described: a 7-week professional career preparation program at Bennett College; exit interviews with black students withdrawing from predominantly white Wilson College and a career workshop involving alumnae; an evaluation of Howard University's Summer Enrichment Program for Gifted and Talented Youth in elementary school; Caldwell College's summer courses in reading, writing, and problem-solving techniques for freshmen and an intensive training program for peer tutors in the writing and mathematics support centers at Tougaloo College. Other college programs are also briefly described. (SW) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: Association of American Colleges, 1818 R Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. ERIC Document Number: ED225524. |
| Physical Description: | 17 p. |