Recruitment of Underrepresented Student Groups: A Controlled Study.

Yens, David P.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1986

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Recruitment of Underrepresented Student Groups: A Controlled Study.

Yens, David P.; And Others

Journal of Higher Education, v57 n1 p44-57 Jan-Feb 1986

A medical school's recruitment drive to increase applications from minorities, women, and nonscience majors was unsuccessful. The recruitment program is evaluated and the importance of systematically evaluating such efforts and the inherent difficulties of changing an applicant pool are demonstrated. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: College Applicants, Females, Higher Education, Humanities, Majors (Students), Medical Education, Medical Schools, Minority Groups, Student Recruitment

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Language: English

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