Access to Higher Education: The Importance of Race, Sex, Social Class, and Academic Credentials.

Thomas, Gail E.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ199895

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Publication Date: 1979-Feb

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Access to Higher Education: The Importance of Race, Sex, Social Class, and Academic Credentials.

Thomas, Gail E.; And Others

School Review, v87 n2 p133-56 Feb 1979

Reports findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of the high school classes of 1972, and explores the data for implications related to equal access to college, the effect of family status on achievement and college admission, and admission criteria. (RH)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Educational Research, Equal Education, Grades (Scholastic), National Surveys, Prediction, Racial Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Social Class

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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