MOTIVATION AND ASPIRATION IN THE NEGRO COLLEGE / PATRICIA GURIN and DANIEL KATZ.

THE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE CAREER CHOICES AND ASPIRATIONS OF STUDENTS ATTENDING SELECTED NEGRO COLLEGES IN THE SOUTH WERE STUDIED. OF MAJOR CONCERN WERE THE WAYS WHICH THE STUDENTS' SOCIAL AND FAMILY BACKGROUNDS, MOTIVATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, INVOLVEMENTS IN CIVIL RIGHTS, AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE...

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Main Authors: Gurin, Patricia
Katz, Daniel, 1903-1998 (Author)
Corporate Author: University of Michigan. Survey Research Center
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1966.
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Physical Description:364 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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