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'I Was Worried I'd Sound Stupid': Institutional Interactions and the Impact on Marginalised Students' University Experiences
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Yang, Zi – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2023
Applying a Bourdieusian lens, this study seeks to explore the interactions between secondary and higher education and how these interactions impact marginalised students in an elite university in China. It presents accounts of the educational experiences of 13 marginalised students of rural origin. The findings suggest that for them educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Disadvantaged, Power Structure
The Role of Letters of Recommendation in Perpetuating or Challenging the Social Stratification of American Secondary Schools: A Quantitative Analysis of Admission Officer Assessments in Highly Selective College Admission
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Mark E. Butt – Discover Education, 2024
Admission to highly selective institutions offers a pathway to upward social mobility, particularly for low-resource students. However, entrenched wealth disparities in the United States present serious challenges for admission officers at highly selective institutions. Utilizing individualized holistic review (IHR), including letters of…
Descriptors: College Admission, Selective Admission, College Readiness, Social Stratification
Selecting South African Higher Education Students: Critical Issues and Proposed Solutions.
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Zaaiman, H.; van der Flier, H.; Thijs, G. D. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1998
Examines a central issue in university admission in South Africa, identification and selection of disadvantaged students with potential to succeed in higher education, and the search for solutions to this problem. Discussion focuses on the legislative requirements for transparent and fair selection. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Competitive Selection, Disadvantaged
Black Students in Higher Education: Conditions and Experience in the 1970s.
Thomas, Gail E., Ed. – 1981
The conditions and experiences of black students in higher education in the 1970s are addressed in 27 essays. The essays are categorized in terms of: history and profile; admissions and access; enrollment, academic experience, and career choice; black higher educational survival; recruitment and retention; and structural policies. Among the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Access to Education