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Peer reviewedLang, Dwight – American Journal of Education, 1987
Analyzes a nationwide graduate student survey to examine the influence of social class, sex, race, undergraduate achievement, and rank of undergraduate institution attended on rank or prestige of their graduate school. The results represent a contradictory picture of stratification in the academic hierarchy and reflect specific mechanisms that…
Descriptors: Class Rank, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Racial Differences
Peer reviewedLang, Dwight – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1987
Analysis of the effects of social class, sex, race, and undergraduate grade-point average on rank and status in graduate professional schools indicated that differences do exist in ranking or attendance at professional schools, based on gender, race, previous rank at undergraduate school, and social status. (CB)
Descriptors: Class Rank, Grade Point Average, Graduate Study, Higher Education
