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Direct linkJackson-Cole, Dominik; Chadderton, Charlotte – Whiteness and Education, 2023
Home BAME students are under-represented on postgraduate courses in England, especially at elite universities, however, there has been little research on why this should be. This research starts to fill this gap, arguing that gatekeepers to postgraduate courses at some of the most elite universities contribute to maintaining white supremacy.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Minority Group Students, Graduate Study, Competitive Selection
Peer reviewedPowers, Donald E.; Lehman, James – Research in Higher Education, 1983
The perceptions of a representative sample of GRE test takers who were asked to indicate their views of the importance of eight factors in graduate admissions were examined. Candidates perceived undergraduate grades as the most important factor in graduate admissions, followed by recommendations and test scores. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Competitive Selection, Grade Point Average
Download full textKelsey, John W.; Dobson, William R. – 1977
A review of current procedures for selecting students for graduate programs in psychology reveals a number of problems due to predictor, criterion, and methodological variables. The idea is advanced that with the multiplicity of procedures used, plus the number of students applying to graduate programs in psychology, the effort on the part of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection, Evaluation Criteria, Graduate Students
Peer reviewedRandolph, Jerry L.; Weinbach, Robert W. – College and University, 1979
A follow-up study of applicants denied admission for graduate and professional training at the University of South Carolina, College of Social Work, is described including method, findings, interpretation, and recommendation. The rejections/career-counseling interview is seen to be a useful service for both the applicant and program involved. (MLW)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Counseling, College Admission, College Applicants
Manning, Winton H.; And Others – 1977
The selective admissions issue in higher education is examined in this book from three perspectives. Part One on public policy and academic policy includes comments and recommendations by the Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education. A report by Winton H. Manning in Part Two deals with fairness, including: the role of values in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Business Administration, Competitive Selection
Clark, Burton R. – 1995
This volume, the second in a two-volume work, builds on an international study of the research university in Germany, Britain, France, the United States and Japan, to explore the role and function of the research university and the relationship between teaching, research and graduate study. Part 1 lays the foundation for comparative analysis by…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Role, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
