( REPORT RESUMES ED 010 669 24 A STUDY OF FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF UNUSUAL ACADEMIC TALENT AMONG UNDERPRIVILEGED POPULATIONS. FINAL REPORT. BY- BOND, HORACE M. ATLANTA UNIV., GA. REPORT NUMBER BR -5 -0859 PUB DATE JAN 67 REPORT NUMBER CRP -458 III CONTRACT OEC- SAE -8028 EDRS PRICE MF -$0.45 HC$10.76 269P. DESCRIPTORS- *CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED, *SOCIAL INFLUENCE, RACIAL SEGREGATION, *ACADEMIC APTITUDE, *MOTIVATION, ACADEMIC ASPIRATION, *NEGRO STUDENTS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA MEMBERS OF THE NEGRO POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES WHO HAD DEMONSTRATED "UNUSUAL ACADEMIC TALENT" BY RECEIVING AN ACADEMIC DOCTORAL DEGREE WERE STUDIED TO DETERMINE FACTORS THAT WOULD SERVE TO IDENTIFY ACADEMIC PROMISE AMONG UNDERPRIVILEGED GROUPS. FACTORS STUDIED INCLUDED THE II IMPORTANCE OF (1) THE FAMILY,(2) THE EDUCATION AND OCCUPATION OF PARENTS, (3) THE SCHOOL, AND (4) THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MOTIVATIONAL CLIMATE OF THE COMMUNITY. FINDINGS SHOWED THAT (1) THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1,600 TO 1,800 LIVING NEGRO HOLDERS OF ACADEMIC DOCTORAL DEGREES, (2) THE PERCENTAGE OF THESE DEGREE HOLDERS WHO WERE FAMILY RELATED FAR EXCEEDED NORMAL EXPECTATION, (3) SEGREGATED HIGH SCHOOLS VARIED IN DEGREE OF DOCTORATES PRODUCED FROM ONE IN SEVEN GRADUATES TO ONE IN 200 TO 300 GRADUATES, (4) STATE DOCTORATE PRODUCTIVITY VARIED WIDELY, AND (5) ABOUT TWO - THIRDS OF ALL NEGRO DOCTORATES WERE GRADUATED FROM II PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO COLLEGES. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AMONG THE UNDERPRIVILEGED WERE OF A BROAD NATURE. THE AUTHOR. BELIEVED THAT (1) DESEGREGATION OF SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS, AND OF TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFS,' SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, (2) PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS SHOULD INCLUDE SPECIALISTS IN THE ARTS OF CHARACTER BUILDING AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION, (3) SUCH EXPERIMENTAL DEVICES AS SPECIAL SHORTTERM COACHING SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE REGULAR PRACTICE OF SCHOOLS, AND (4) A SPIRIT AND PROGRAM OF "UNIVERSAL REFORMISM" IS NEEDED TODAY. (AL) -_: t i-;.: 4Q. e piirr NCO CI A STUDY OF FACTORS INVOLVED INTHE IDENTIFICATION AND ENCOMAGEMNT OP UNUSUAL ACADEMIC TALEITIAMONG UNDMPRIVILEGED POPULATIONS 14.1 PROJECT NO.54859 Contract No.SAE8°28 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATIONAND WELFARE Office of Education This documenthas been reproduced exactly as person or organizationoriginating it. received from the stated do Points of viewor opinions not necessarilyrepresent official Position or policy. Office of Education Horace Mann Bonet January, 1967 The research reported hereinwas performed pursuant to a Contract with the Office el Education, 14 S. Department ofHealth, Education, and Welfare. Contractors undertaking such projects under Governmentsponsorship are encouraged to express freely their professionaljudgment in the conduct of the project.Points of view or opinions stated do not,thereforep necessarily represent official Office of Education positionor policy. Atlanta University Atlanta, Georgia movinatiasmiSLCUIVIXilaCiiii:32=14, FINAL REPORT Contract NoSAE 8028 Project Nos 5.0859 A STUDY OF FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE IDENTIFICATIONAND ENCOURAGEMENT OF UNUSUAL ACADEMIC TALENT ANONG UNDERPRIVILEGEDPOPULATIONS January, 1967 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,EDUCATION,AND WELFARE Office of Education Bureauof Research TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Page TITLE i LIST OF TABLES90000 TABLE NUMBERS I. THE ESTIMATED STATUS OFTHE AMERICAN NEGRO BY SLAVE OR FREE STATUS, 1790486., ANDBY SOCIAL CLASS, 18704960e. 4 00000001141.410418 II. PRODUCTION OF NEGRO ACADEMICDOCTORATES COMPARED TO ALL AMERICAN DOCTORATES 36 III. THE NUMBER OF NEGRO COLLEGEGRADUATES IN THE MAJOR FIELDS WHERE THEY EARNED DOCTORATES,19204962, COMPARED TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AMERICAN :tea DOCTORATES IN THESE FIELEG...0000....0 37 IV. THE TWENTY4rIVE NEGRO HIGHSCHOOLS LISTED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL ROSTER. AS HAVING THE HIGHESTRATIOS OF 1957-1962 DOCTORATE PRODUCTIVITY TO 1952 GRADUATES...04000011,00011000000000008041%76-81 V.RATIO OF 19574962DOCTORATES TO 1952 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES BY STATES soeflososoosome44104w00000ssiposeeosmasestov5oecose* 84 VIG RANK ORDER OF PREDOMINANTLYNEGRO COLLEGES IN MALE DOCTORATE PRODUCTIVITY MEASURED BY THE RATIOBETWEEN MALE DOCTORATES PRODUCED AND THE NUMBER OF MALEBACCALAUREATES GRADUATED, 1920-3955.0.,0",87-88 VII. RANK ORDER OF .PREDOMINANTLYNEGRO COLLEGES IN FEMALE DOCTORAL PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREDBY THE RATIO BETWEEN FEMALE DOCTORATES PRODUCED AND THE NUMBEROF FEMALE BACCALAUREATES GRADUATED, 1920.1955 89 -90 VIII. PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO COLLEGES WITH 25OR MORE UNDERGRADUATES RECEIVING M. D. DEGREES BETWEEN 1950AND 1959 Vinni COMPARATIVE DATA FROM OTHER, STUDIES0110C46000000000*000400004111 91 IX. DOCTORAL DEGREES AMRDED BY AMERICANUNIVERSITIES TO 1,478 GRADUATES OF PREDOMINANTLY NEGROUNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES, 1920- 19620eo0 95 X. OUTPUT OF DOCTORATES BY RECENTLYDESEGREGATED UNIVERSITIES FROM 1920 -1962 OF PERSONS WHO HAD GRADUATED FROM PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO COLLEGES...44.0e...00.......0.0.......... 96 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) LIST OF TABLES (Continued) TABLE NUMBER Page XI. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORATES BY MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY: A . COMPARISON OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE SAMPLE, THE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL NEGRO COLLEGE GRADUATES SAMPLE, AND THE NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF DOCTORATES AWARDED IN 1957woolocielooseeso*.elmallowlefileosesom.00dpeolloosipoolottomoeteoloo 97 n10 COMPARISON OF TIM LAPSE BETWEEN BACCALAUREATE AND DOCTORATE, FOR TOTAL UNITED STATES DOCTORAL OUTPUT, 1920-1962, AND DOCTORATES FROM PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO COLLEGES0010000004,0004,000400000D0000),!.0000000000000000400090 100 nu. THE ilDUCATION OF THE PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE SAME AS REPORTED BY THE SUBJECTS........... 103 XIV. OCCUPATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF PATERNAL GRANDFATHERS, FATHERS, AND ALL ADULT SONS BY PERCENT.... XV.COMPARISON OF "EXPECTANCY!!ATE'BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL CLASS OF FATHERS ANDGRANDFATHERSOF DOCTORATES AND THE ACTUAL DISTRIBUTION OF ALL NEGROES AS SHUN" BY THE 1910 AND 1920 CENSUS 105.106 XVI;COMPARISON OF FRANKLDPS CATEGORIES OF TIE OCCUPATIONS OF FATHERS AND GRANDFATHERS OF WASHINGTON PROFESSION= WITH TIE QUESTIONNAIRE SAMPLE OF ACADEMIC DOCTORATES 107 XVII. PERCENTAGE OF DOCTORATES RECEDING UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES FROM PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO COLLEGES AND FREXI INTEGRATED COLLEGES BY OCCUPATIONAL CLASS OF FATHER000000080,0111,000000109 XVIII.A COMPARISION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMEWMON SCORES TRANSLATED INTO AOCT SCORES FOR LINDS'EY HARMON'S NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL'S DOCTORAL SAME AM A SAMPLE OF 123 PSYCMOLOG. ICAL EXAMINATION SCORES FOR NEGRO DOCTORATES TRANSLATED INTO LOOT 117 XIX.SOUTIERN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE AZERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION' PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION, ADMINISTERED IN THE FALL, 1932, ADMINISTRATION (AS PUBLISHED IN THE EDUCATIONAL RECORD, PP. 181:490, VOL. 34, NO. 2, 1933)..... 118 XX.DISTRIBUTIONOF REGIONALBIRTHPLACE OF DOCTORATES BY RANK ORDER. ACCORDIWTO RATIO TO NEMO POPULATION IN 1920.410s... 121 TABLE OF CONTENTS(Continued) tTgli (1 TAI5LES (Cm-tamed) TABLE =MRS /age XXI. RANK ORDER OF STATES IN DOCTORAL PRODUCTIVITYMEASURED BY RATIO OF'DeCTORATESTO 1920 NEGRO POPULATION 'NUESTIONNAIRE SAXPLE)a 122 X111.RATES OF DOCTORATE PRODUCTION IN COUNTIESCLASSIFIED . SOCICECONOMIC TYPES IN ALABAMA,NORTH CAROLINA,AND SOUTHCAROLINA......cGis.. 125 :. iv oraOrgoearear.1,640 ak20.4Kicalreavairar44alt.1.atalidliiilWatiiialMlatollarafthiiirsra.... TAME OF nnNtroarpg (nert4",,A) LIST OF OHATTMS V I PROB EROCEDURES.0..00..............e........0.e 1 II. A HISTORY OF THEAtIERICAN NEGRO SCHOLAR, ANDDOCTORATE 06. 33 III.FAMILY ORIGINSmo..seoee.60.....o...0e..,0.4,4138 IV, THE .44CCADARY, COLLEGIATE,AND GRADUATE SCHOOL BACKGROUNDOF THE NI DOMORATE;:....***... 67 V. SOO MIRA TICS OF THE NEGRODOCTORATE.osewe VI. THE "IN CELLIGEOCE" OFTHE NEGRO DOCTORATE 105 VII. GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS OF TEENEGRO DOCTORATE m o 115 VIII. WERE THESE THE TRULYUNDER VILEGEln se 123 SWART, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS,AND RECOMENDATIONS 000410114 APPEND= LIST OF TABLES I.COUNTY OF BIRTH OF DOCTORATESADM THEIR PARENTS AND GRAND.' PARENTS WITH A STATE ANDCOUNTY INDEX OF DOCTORAL PRODUCTI- VITY toA-314 RATIO OF 1957.1962 DOCTORATESTO 1952 GRADUATES OF PRED0a. NATELY NEGRO HIGH SCHOOLS..9 ....... .A.35 to LIST k. << FA14ILY DIAGRAUS 1.The African 2.The African PrixicesePrincessommem.coetod39The Fourth Generation in America.:...6A40 3.The African Princess The Offspring of Two of Her Great- GrandChildren..6. 1.The African Princess- The Fifth 56 The African Princess- The Seventh Generation,,,e, .6.6.......As43 6.The African Princessea Three Doctoratesoesse 7.The Langston-Diniel 10000000000000AM144 8. The ClementorSteeleFaidlri. oA45 FamilyThe Clement 9 The Clement...SteeleFamilyThe Steele 13ranch 10. The NabritFamily.666gs0666000..606006.A-148 V <ACImAtii:o1444=inattSimlicau.sts.biatzik...h.mt.adaif aSt aiCti.itLawg. sika,.traLifol.c.cogabiat TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continuea) Page APPENDIX. (Continued)0.60vi LIST OF MAPS0000114416000.090000000111110000011011011001111101111001111 STATE COUNTY MAPS...*.''40......0 1. BIRTHPLACE OF 'MOTHERS:OF .DOCTORATES BY COUNTIESIN ALABAMA... A-49 2. BIRTHPLACEOF MOTHERS OF: DOCTORATESBY COUIP.M- IN NORTH AND SOUTHCAROLINA.0.0*..m.A-50 3.PRIVATE. $G7001.6 FORNEGROES IN ALABAMA IN 1913a. o A41 ..,,,,, 4o8c. 50 .PRIVATES SCASOLS. FOR NEtilip,rW NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA..... A-52 .. y . 6. 'PER CAPITAEXMIDTTURES IN .1913 PER.CHILDBY RACE IN 'ALABAMA *.el A-53 . , ,...t...,,, .. 70- PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES .141, 1913 PM CHILD BY Aka NORTH. CAROLINA cbtigrns etele:..ose.:.........,. ./154 . .. .. 8.PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES