This study examines whether strategies commonly used by high school students for enhancing their chances of gaining college admission may contribute to social inequality in postsecondary education. Comparisons are made between nationally representative samples of high school seniors across two decades, from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. The analyses identify the extent to which students’ SES was associated with the use of admission-enhancing strategies, determine the extent to which the relationships changed across a two-decade period, and examine the role of academic achievement in this process. Results confirm that higher SES students are more likely to employ admission-enhancing strategies than lower SES students, but more importan...
Academic preparation is an important predictor of success in college. Numerous studies link the type...
Abstract School counselors are the primary facilitators of college transition for many students, yet...
There has been increasing public concern about whether financial aid programs enable low-income yout...
This study examines whether strategies commonly used by high school students for enhancing their cha...
The study provides new information on the relationships between students’ socioeconomic backgrounds,...
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] College access is one of the ...
Since Equality of Educational Opportunity was published in 1966, evidence has accumulated supporting...
This article examines the role of socioeconomic status (SES) in the relationships among college admi...
The purpose of this investigation was to explore a contextual intervention of effective college advi...
Drawing on the primary/secondary effects perspective of educational inequality, this mixed methods s...
College enrollment rates vary systematically based on income and socioeconomic status (SES), with lo...
The pathways to higher education have broadened to increase students who partake in postsecondary ed...
textIt is frequently stated that higher education is our nation’s greatest vehicle for social mobili...
Large socioeconomic and ethnic disparities exist in college admissions. This paper demonstrates that...
Achievement in school is of high value in today\u27s society. Students often push themselves to achi...
Academic preparation is an important predictor of success in college. Numerous studies link the type...
Abstract School counselors are the primary facilitators of college transition for many students, yet...
There has been increasing public concern about whether financial aid programs enable low-income yout...
This study examines whether strategies commonly used by high school students for enhancing their cha...
The study provides new information on the relationships between students’ socioeconomic backgrounds,...
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] College access is one of the ...
Since Equality of Educational Opportunity was published in 1966, evidence has accumulated supporting...
This article examines the role of socioeconomic status (SES) in the relationships among college admi...
The purpose of this investigation was to explore a contextual intervention of effective college advi...
Drawing on the primary/secondary effects perspective of educational inequality, this mixed methods s...
College enrollment rates vary systematically based on income and socioeconomic status (SES), with lo...
The pathways to higher education have broadened to increase students who partake in postsecondary ed...
textIt is frequently stated that higher education is our nation’s greatest vehicle for social mobili...
Large socioeconomic and ethnic disparities exist in college admissions. This paper demonstrates that...
Achievement in school is of high value in today\u27s society. Students often push themselves to achi...
Academic preparation is an important predictor of success in college. Numerous studies link the type...
Abstract School counselors are the primary facilitators of college transition for many students, yet...
There has been increasing public concern about whether financial aid programs enable low-income yout...