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ERIC Number: EJ492350
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Only Five Black Mathematicians at America's Top-Ranked Universities.
Cross, Theodore; Slater, Robert Bruce
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n4 p72-75 Sum 1994
In 1992, only four blacks in the entire country earned a Ph.D. in mathematics. In the 25 highest-ranked universities, there are only 5 black mathematics professors. Traditional academic beliefs about the inability of blacks to do abstract thinking appear partly responsible. (SLD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Beliefs, Blacks, College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Ethnic Stereotypes, Higher Education, Mathematicians, Mathematics Teachers, Self Concept, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Supply and Demand, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans