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Direct linkBunnell, Tristan; Donnelly, Michael; Lauder, Hugh – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2021
Our paper reveals a significant under-reported emergent phenomenon: the graduates of the well-established 'Elite Traditional International Schools' worldwide are beginning to cluster in certain universities, in certain 'global cities'. As one might expect, New York and London are central to this clustering, alongside Boston, Toronto and Vancouver.…
Descriptors: Social Class, Advantaged, Selective Admission, Universities
Download full textDing, Yafen – Online Submission, 2020
This piece of research project has demonstrated that there is a gap in educational achievement between parents' access to social capital and children's educational outcomes in a global context by examining England, United States and China specifically. Through examining educational resources, from in-school factors, such as facilities, teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Social Capital, Cross Cultural Studies
Andrews, Rodney J.; DesJardins, Stephen; Ranchhod, Vimal – Economics of Education Review, 2010
On November 10, 2005, then Superintendent of the Kalamazoo Public School System, Janice Brown announced--to the surprise of Kalamazoo's residents--the beginning of the Kalamazoo Promise. Fully funded by a set of anonymous donors, the Kalamazoo Promise is an urban revitalization program that offers up to four years of free tuition to any public…
Descriptors: Economics, Quasiexperimental Design, School Districts, Urban Schools
Braddock, Jomills Henry, II; Hua, Lv – Journal of Negro Education, 2006
A study prolongs research on college choice by analyzing what African American students state about the importance of the college's athletic reputation when choosing which school to attend. Descriptive results indicate that roughly one out of every three African American respondents believe that a school's athletic reputation is at least a…
Descriptors: Reputation, College Athletics, African American Students, College Choice
Griffith, Amanda; Rask, Kevin – Economics of Education Review, 2007
The annual US News and World Report (USNWR) Guide to America's Best Colleges is much anticipated by both high-ability high school seniors and college and university administrators. In this paper, we use a decade of Colgate University "Admitted Student Questionnaire" surveys to estimate the influence of changes in a school's USNWR rank on…
Descriptors: Probability, College Choice, College Admission, High School Seniors
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), 2004
This report highlights findings from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS), a study funded by the U.S. Department of Education that charted the life experiences of nearly 25,000 students from public and private schools from the time they were eighth graders through their mid-20s. "Values Added: The Lifelong Benefits of an Independent…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Outcomes of Education, Longitudinal Studies, Student Development
