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Student and Institutional Characteristics as Determinants of the Prompt and Subsequent Four-Year College Graduation of Race and Sex Groups.

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Thomas, Gail E. – 1981

Recent national data were used to examine the impact of individual and institutional variables on the ability of race and sex groups to complete a four year college degree program promptly (within three or four consecutive years) versus six to seven years. The results showed that black students were less successful than whites in prompt and in…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Black Students, Class Rank

Race and Sex Differences and Similarities in the Process of College Entry.

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Thomas, Gail E. – Higher Education, 1980

A study of college entry for race and sex groups by the Blau and Duncan status attainment model is evaluated. Variables were: (1) family status, (2) standardized test performance, (3) senior rank, (4) high school curriculum, (5) significant others, (6) perceived college ability, (7) educational expectations, and (8) college attendance. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Blacks, Class Rank, College Admission, College Attendance