GSE Faculty Research
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
May 2004
Abstract
Differences in student engagement between women and men at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are examined in this study. Data were collected from 1,167 African American undergraduate students at 12 four-year HBCUs that participated in the National Survey of Student Engagement. Controlling for several factors that might obscure gender differences, the results counter previous research regarding gender gaps on HBCU campuses by illustrating that African American women enjoy an equally engaging experience as their same-race male counterparts.
Keywords
African American college student attitudes, sex differences in education, African American women in higher education
Recommended Citation
Harper, S. R., Karini, R. M., Bridges, B. K., & Hayek, J. C. (2004). Gender Differences in Student Engagement Among African American Undergraduates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/gse_pubs/167
Date Posted: 29 September 2008
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
Copyright © The Johns Hopkins University Press. This article first appeared in Journal of College Student Development, Volume 45, Issue 3, May 2004, pages 271-284.
At the time of publication, the author, Shaun R. Harper, was affiliated with the University of Southern California. Currently, he is a faculty member in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.