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Elizabeth H. Park – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Scholars have long explored the lack of diversity in gifted-and-talented education and specifically the role that gifted-and-talented test performance plays as a barrier to access. However, there is limited work, particularly quantitative work, examining the ways in which policies perpetuate racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities within the…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Racism
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Guan, Ming; Fan, Xiaodong; Li, Jiao – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2023
The prerequisite for doctoral students in Chinese universities to obtain their degrees was to publish a certain number of papers in designated journals, which is the main pressure on doctoral students in China. This study focused on the publication pressure of doctoral students in pedagogy in China under the policy of breaking the 'five only',…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Students, Stress Variables, Writing for Publication
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Jayaram, Narayana – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2023
This article discusses the recent trends in doctoral education in India in the changing context of higher education in the country. This context is characterised by the gradual withdrawal of state patronage for this level of education and the coterminous rise of the private sector, the formulation and implementation of the national framework for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Educational Trends
Joshua Brownstein – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Chapter 1 is The Effect of Honors College Participation on Student Outcomes. Honors education refers to programs for high achieving students at U.S. post-secondary institutions. These programs provide high achieving students benefits such as the ability to enroll in exclusive courses with small class sizes, to live in special dorms, and to enroll…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Economics, Economic Factors, Higher Education
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Reyes, Natalia Ávila; Navarro, Federico; Tapia-Ladino, Mónica – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2023
Perceiving new student populations as underprepared is a common response to the expansion of university systems and the diversification of the student body. Latin America, as other developing regions, has increased its university enrolment of underrepresented, historically excluded students, through a variety of policies. This study analyzes the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Disadvantaged, Self Concept
Springer, Sally P.; Morgan, Joyce Vining; Griesemer, Nancy; Reider, Jon – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2023
Newly revised and thoroughly updated, the fifth edition of Admission Matters continues to be the go-to guide for students and families seeking help with the college admissions process. Higher education experts Sally P. Springer, Ph.D., Joyce Vining Morgan, Ph.D., Nancy Griesemer, M.A., and Jon Reider, Ph.D., deliver a practical and accessible…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, High School Students, College Applicants
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Bridget J. Hahn; Hillary Napier; June Park; Abigail Woollacott; Rachel Lee; Linda M. Olson – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2023
The vast majority of occupational therapy (OT) practitioners are White, leaving gaps between the representation of our profession and those we serve. Admission practices determine the future of the profession. This cross-sectional study aimed to understand how admission requirements, particularly the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, College Admission
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Michelle O'Toole; Susan Dunnett; Mary Brennan; Thomas Calvard; Liudmila Fakeyeva – British Educational Research Journal, 2024
This article sets out and critically analyses the state of current knowledge on Widening Participation at higher education institutions in Scotland and sets forth avenues for further research. Through a semi-systematic review of the literature, six discrete but overlapping themes relating to Widening Participation are identified, namely, (1)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Access to Education, Educational Policy
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Bennett, Christopher T. – American Educational Research Journal, 2022
This study examines a diverse set of nearly 100 private institutions that adopted test-optional undergraduate admissions policies between 2005-2006 and 2015-2016. Using comparative interrupted time series analysis and difference-in-differences with matching, I find that test-optional policies were associated with a 3% to 4% increase in Pell Grant…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Applicants, College Admission, Admission Criteria
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2022
High school counselors play a vital role in helping students prepare for attending college. They are the link between students and families and institutions, providing counseling, information, and motivation to help students make it through their enrollment journeys. Along the way, they have to help students cope with a wide variety of challenges:…
Descriptors: School Counselors, High Schools, Counselor Role, College Preparation
Carolyn Heinrich – EdResearch for Action, 2022
The EdResearch for Action "Design Principles Series" focuses on a single program or practice that has been proven to have positive effects on student outcomes. Authors -- leading experts from across the field of education research -- look across many high-quality studies of similar programs to identify the components and conditions that…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Repetition
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Rosinger, Kelly Ochs; Sarita Ford, Karly; Choi, Junghee – Journal of Higher Education, 2021
Selective colleges have increasingly considered a variety of factors, such as academic rigor, extracurriculars, essays, interviews, recommendations, and background characteristics, alongside traditional academic factors in determining who is admitted. These efforts have been hailed as a strategy to expand access to selective higher education for…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, Equal Education, Selective Admission
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Marcus, Jon – Education Next, 2021
Test-optional and test-blind admissions policies accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic would appear to imperil College Board's SAT college-entrance exam, the rival ACT, and their respective parent organizations. This state of affairs follows years of complaints that the exams favor the affluent. And, in fact, both of the notoriously secretive…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, COVID-19, Pandemics, College Admission
Campaign for College Opportunity, 2021
The value of a college degree continues to rise. A bachelor's degree in particular provides unrivaled economic and health benefits not just for the individual earning the degree, but for the entire state. Therefore, it is not surprising to see growing demand for a college education coupled with growing eligibility for California's public…
Descriptors: State Universities, Access to Education, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
Thomas, Angela Moore – ProQuest LLC, 2021
A decline in the completion rates of a radiography program not attributed to students' life events indicated the need to examine the program admission process. The use of standardized test scores in conjunction with other program admission requirements has not resulted in 100% program completion. The radiography program's leaders, sponsored by…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Paraprofessional Personnel, Allied Health Occupations Education
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