Racial Differences in the Evoin.tion of Edncationt.l.

white men and 822"black men aged. 15-2-4. in 1966 were used to aSses*. changes in aspirations and attainment between 1966 and 1071.Occupational as well as oducational level:was considered. Predictions. Ahat,,aspiratiOns would b-e.loweied when men failed to advance in educational level over a one year-period and that they EWA incttease on the average when men 'increased in educatiObal,level milk a one year period we;e not borne out. There was little Change:and it occurred egially for all educational.transitidn groups. When the lien weze cltaselified according to three levels of ability and three levels of socioeconoiic status, the following was.observed; (1) low ability.and j.ow SES groups increasek educational aspirations slightly ovet the five year period: (2) average differences between 'the SESIand ability groups in aspirtion,and attaingent levels were all large:(3) educational and occupationell.aspirations were 'higher among blacks than among whttes of the same SES and ability"tevel; (4) occuRational attainments were slicchtly 1%er for blacks: and (5) the4radial diffferences.in apsirations, n & particularly in attainments; were ' not large compared to the * differenckts foUnd by SES and ability. (Author/RLV)-k e