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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED343518 AUTHOR: Thomas, Gail E.
TITLE: The Access and Success of Blacks and Hispanics in
U.S. Graduate and Professional Education. A Working Paper.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1986
NOTE: 111 p.
AVAILABILITY: National Research Council, Office of
Scientific and Engineering Personnel, 2101 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20418.
ABSTRACT: This report used national data to assess the
participation and degree completion status of Blacks and
Hispanics in U.S. graduate and professional schools.
Objectives of the report were: (1) to examine national data
on the graduate and professional school enrollment and
degree attainment of race and sex groups in various major
fields of study; (2) to identify and discuss factors that
are associated with and/or influence the access,
matriculation, and degree completion status of Blacks and
Hispanics in U.S. graduate and professional schools; and
(3) to present recommendations for increasing the higher
educational access and success of Blacks and Hispanics. The
major finding in this report was that Blacks and Hispanics
have made minimal progress in graduate and professional
school access and degree attainment in the present decade.
More specifically, the data revealed that Blacks and
Hispanics remained underrepresented in U.S. graduate and
professional schools relative to their proportional
representation among baccalaureate-degree recipients. Among
the policy recommendations presented are to improve
elementary and secondary education for minorities, increase
their financial aid for attending college, and improve
higher education recruitment and selection practices.
Contains 91 references. (GLR)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Data-Analysis; Educational-Policy;
Enrollment-; Higher-Education
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Access-to-Education; *Blacks-;
*Educational-Attainment; *Graduate-Study; *Hispanic
Americans; *Professional-Education
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