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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Historically Black College or University"”.
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Barriers Faced by Nontraditional Black Female Students at a Historically Black College or University
<p>The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers faced by nontraditional Black female students at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). There was an extensive amount of literature regarding barriers faced by nontraditional students; however, there was a limited amount of …
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A Case Study: An Examination of Historically Black Colleges and Universities' Recruitment of Non - Black Students
<p>This qualitative case study examined a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) recruitment practices that consolidated with Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) and the new HBCUs effort to increase non-Black students' enrollment. The purpose of this study is to examine the …
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A Comparison of Traditional and Nontraditional Students Attending Historically Black or Predominantly White Institutions
… have demonstrated that there are benefits for some African American students in attending an Historically Black College or University (HBCU) over a Predominantly White Institution (PWI); however, studies have not considered how results might be impacted by student status, traditional vs. …
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Disrupting the Deficit Discourse on Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Organizational Identity Case Study of Philander Smith College
… Education Act of 1965, as amended, defines a historically Black institution of higher education as "any historically Black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principle mission was, and is, the education of Black Americans." Today, there are approximately 105 HBCUs, …
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Three Essays on the Well-Being of Vulnerable Populations
… The first essay entitled "The Wage Impact of Historically Black College and University Attendance" examines the impact of attending a Historically Black College or University on the wages of Blacks attending HBCUs versus other four year colleges or universities using a sample of Blacks from …
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Test Anxiety and Other Factors as Predictors of Outcome For an Undergraduate University's Examination of Writing Competency
… years (Cizek & Burg, 2006), increasing the need for research in test anxiety (TA). Writing apprehension, a subcategory of TA, may be of particular concern among students at all levels of education given the recent addition of writing assessments on the SAT and GRE tests.</p> <p>Very few recent …