Black Faculty in Predominantly White U.S. Institutions of Higher Education: The Influence of Black Student Enrollment.

Darden, Joe T.; Kamel, Sameh M.; Jacobs, Andrew J.

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ERIC Number: EJ574634

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Black Faculty in Predominantly White U.S. Institutions of Higher Education: The Influence of Black Student Enrollment.

Darden, Joe T.; Kamel, Sameh M.; Jacobs, Andrew J.

Equity & Excellence in Education, v31 n2 p6-18 Sep 1998

Data from the 1993 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System are used to demonstrate that there is a strong positive relationship between the representation of black undergraduate students and the representation of black faculty members at institutions of higher education in the United States. Implications for the debate over affirmative action in higher education are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Students, Black Teachers, College Faculty, Enrollment Influences, Equal Education, Higher Education, Racial Composition, Student Characteristics, Teacher Supply and Demand, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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