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ERIC Number: EJ430116
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Black Athletes Who Entered College in Mid-80's Had Much Weaker Records than Whites, Study Finds.
Lederman, Douglas
Chronicle of Higher Education, v37 n43 pA30-32 Jul 10 1991
A National Collegiate Athletic Association study indicates Black athletes (n=835) entering Division I colleges in 1984 and 1985 were half as likely as White athletes (n=2,453) to graduate. Results seem unlikely to resolve the debate over the NCAA's Proposition 48 concerning eligibility standards. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Athletes, Black Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Eligibility, Higher Education, Racial Differences, Student Records, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Collegiate Athletic Association