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Thomas, Gail E. – 1978
In this study the effects of factors of ascription, achievement, and educational expectations on the type of college attended by blacks and whites who participated in the 1972 National Longitudinal Survey are examined. Findings indicate that the variables used in past models of educational attainment were also important in determining the type of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College Attendance, Enrollment Influences
Download full textThomas, Gail E.; And Others – 1977
This study reports findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of the high school class of 1972 concerning the influence of race, sex, social class and academic credentials on access to college. Results indicated that academic credentials were prime determinants of college access. However, the degree to which various types of credentials…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Blacks, College Admission
Thomas, Gail E. – 1975
The major research question addressed in this dissertation is: To what extent do past attainment models which have been primarily applied to white male samples predict the educational achievement of blacks and women? Data for this inquiry are based on a subsample of black and white males and females who participated in a National Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, College Attendance, Comparative Analysis
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
Peer reviewedThomas, 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
Thomas, Gail E. – 1977
This study evaluates the effectiveness of an educational attainment model in predicting the likelihood of college attendance of a recent sample of black and white male and female high school seniors. These students were participants in a 1970 National Longitudinal study sponsored by the National Center for Educational Statistics. Specific…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Black Students, College Attendance, College Planning
Thomas, Gail E.; Braddock, Jomills Henry, II – 1981
Drawing from the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) of 1972 high school seniors, a study was conducted to examine factors that determine the college destination of black students. Among the variables considered were: (1) personal characteristics of students (family background, standardized test performance, educational aspirations, perceptions…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Attendance, College Bound Students, College Choice
