A preliminary analysis of African American College students' perceptions of racial preferences and Affirmative Action in making admissions decisions at a predominantly White university. From: Journal of Instructional Psychology | Date: December 1, 2004| Author: Antwi-Boasiako, Kwame Badu; Asagba, Joseph O. | COPYRIGHT 2004 George Uhlig Publisher. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The purpose of this study was to survey African American College students' perceptions of racial preferences and Affirmative Action in making admissions decisions at a predominantly White university. 422 questionnaires were sent out to African American College students at a large, urban, public, comprehensive research university in the southern region of the United States. 400 questionnaires were completed for a response rate of 95%. The data revealed that a majority of the respond...

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