In exploring the relationship between cultural capital, symbolic violence and the diversification of the curriculum the notion of commoditization of race in higher education is developed. The term first and foremost emphasizes how students from "disadvantaged" racialized communities remain significantly underrepresented at selective…

Research that has traditionally supported program accreditation has tended to be primarily descriptive in nature, focusing on outcomes such as the satisfaction of graduates and passing rates on licensure exams. The study reported here illustrates how research employing multivariate methodologies can go beyond such descriptive reporting to address…

Academic selectivity plays a dominant role in the public's understanding of what constitutes institutional excellence or quality in undergraduate education. In this study, we analyzed two independent data sets to estimate the net effect of three measures of college selectivity on dimensions of documented good practices in undergraduate education.…

This report presents the fall 1993 freshman admission requirements adopted by the individual public universities and community colleges in Illinois. The first section explains the specific high school courses required for regular admission as freshmen to Illinois public universities and community colleges beginning with the fall 1993 entering…

In 1985-86, Kalamazoo College participated in a project to promote student transfer from two-year colleges. Among the accomplishments of the project were the preparation of a general transfer student brochure addressing issues of admissions, financial aid, credit transfer, and academic advising; the distribution of a quick reference sheet stating…

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Validity Study Service was created to enable graduate schools of management to investigate the adequacy of the devices and procedures they use for selection purposes and to facilitate the accumulation and summary of data from many individual graduate management schools. Participating schools are…

Stressing the importance of proper management and careful integration of instructional and support programs, this monograph argues that access and selectivity in the community college can complement and temper each other. Chapter I offers a brief historical overview of the relationship between access and selectivity in American higher education,…

Accessibility to a college education in Ontario, Canada, was assessed by studying the pattern of acceptances and rejections of various choices made by unregistered college applicants. Study concerns included: total offers to programs of choice from any college and from an Ontario college only; offers by institution type and program type for first…

Potential secondary school English teachers undergo a unique screening procedure at the University of Washington. The education faculty allows the English faculty to recommend qualified candidates for the English education program. Students considering teaching English as a career visit the English department's advisory office, where they complete…

The Supreme Court's Bakke decision stated what institutions could not do regarding the use of race and ethnicity in admissions. Alternative procedures developed by Michigan State University, the Medical College of Ohio, Temple University, McMaster University, and Florida State University are described which focus on assessing individual applicant…

The roles and options open in the continuing effort to increase minority participation in higher education and the professions are discussed. Actions of colleges and universities in admissions are addressed, along with the efforts of state and federal government programs, professional associations, and educational researchers. (Author/LBH)

Proceedings of AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting deal with: college courses in high schools; women's colleges; special programs for underprepared college students; and the role of the admissions officer in identifying and selecting high-risk students. (LBH)

In Bakke v. Regents of University of California the California Supreme Court ruled that special admissions policies for minority groups that deprive nonminorities of certain benefits are violating the constitutional rights of the majority. Implications of this ruling for the University of California Berkeley School of Law are discussed. (LBH)

Provides an overview based on personal experiences, recollections, viewpoints and anecdotal records. Discusses the general philosophy of education in the Soviet Union, the selection of students, graduate study and the chemistry curriculum. Compares and contrasts the educational systems of the Soviet Union and the United States. (CW)

Examines recruitment and admissions practice for teacher training courses in Scottish colleges of education. Reports responses from successful and unsuccessful candidates for admission covering student characteristics, importance of properly conducted interviews, concern for fairness, and professionalism of procedures. Suggests the contribution…