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ERIC Number: EJ192659
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-0560
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Quantifying "Disadvantagement."
Astin, Alexander W.
New Directions for Higher Education, n23 p75-83 1978
The possibility of weighing disadvantagement in undergraduate and graduate admissions is addressed. The results of preliminary research suggest that objective measures of disadvantagement can be developed so as to increase minority students' chances of being selected. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Applicants, Competitive Selection, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Selective Admission
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Language: English
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