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| Higher Education | 5 |
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| Anderson, C. Arnold | 1 |
| Girod de l'Ain, Bertrand | 1 |
| Harman, Grant | 1 |
| Navon, Esther | 1 |
| Pearse, R. | 1 |
| Perlberg, Arye | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Peer reviewedPerlberg, Arye; Navon, Esther – Higher Education, 1972
Reviews differences in students rejected and accepted to an engineering school in Israel. (HS)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Students, Competitive Selection, Engineering Education
Peer reviewedAnderson, C. Arnold – Higher Education, 1975
Data on educational opportunity for U.S.A., Seden, Spain and Germany are used to portray diverse status profiles of students. Then changes in rates of attendance for three status categories in Sweden from 1950 to 1970 are measured in three ways. Results show a strong tendency toward social "democratization" in Sweden. (Editor/JT)
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Educational Opportunities, Educational Research, Enrollment Rate
Peer reviewedPearse, R. – Higher Education, 1978
The recruitment process is examined, including its effect upon the social composition of the student group, the utilization of talent, and its association with the incidence of disappointment for unsuccessful candidates. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Applicants, College Bound Students
Peer reviewedGirod de l'Ain, Bertrand – Higher Education, 1981
Institutions wishing to increase the perceived value of their degrees or awards do so by increasing demand for those degrees, by stimulating applications for admission (the certifying effect) and even reducing graduates. Receipt of one of these degrees increases chances of success and affluence (the consumer effect). (MSE)
Descriptors: College Applicants, Competitive Selection, Degrees (Academic), Educational Benefits
Peer reviewedHarman, Grant – Higher Education, 1994
This article describes higher education student selection and admission policies and practices in newly industrialized countries in the Asian region, with particular attention to access, selection, the admissions process, equity, and relationship with the labor market. Policies in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, People's Republic of China, Singapore,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, College Admission
