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Direct linkArce, Alvaro J.; Young, Michael J. – International Journal of Testing, 2022
The paper argues that contemporary test validity theory places the consequences of testing on the lives of all college applicants at the back of the test validation argument. It introduces the notion of test efficacy as a process to gather evidence on claims on consequences of testing on all college applicants that can be traced back to validity.…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Theory, College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations
Download full textMirka Martel – Institute of International Education, 2024
The "Spring 2024 Snapshot on International Educational Exchange" continues the commitment of the Institute of International Education (IIE) to map the current state of international educational exchange to and from the United States. The report presents data from 662 U.S. higher education institutions in two sections: (1) current trends…
Descriptors: International Educational Exchange, Higher Education, Student Mobility, College Applicants
Atherton, Graeme – Sutton Trust, 2021
England has a 'pre-qualification' system of higher education admissions, where applications and offers are made to young people before exam results are received. While in most cases offers are conditional on achieving a grade target in A Level exams, recent years have seen an exponential growth in 'unconditional offers', where the offer of a place…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Admission, Universities, Qualifications
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2023
The Prospective Students Survey is one of the Graduate Management Admission Council's (GMAC) keystone research programs. The global graduate management education (GME) community has relied on data from this survey to gain insights about candidates' decision-making processes when considering and applying to graduate business schools since 2009. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Degrees, Business Administration Education, Student Recruitment
Anna Mountford-Zimdars; Julia Gaulter; Neil Harrison – British Educational Research Journal, 2024
This original study followed up ten beneficiaries of a UK charity-led programme that supported disadvantaged students in applying to elite US universities. First interviewed in 2015 during their early university days in the United States, in our 2019 follow-up all participants had graduated. Six remained in the United States and four had returned…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Disadvantaged, College Applicants, Selective Admission
Htay, Swe Swe – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative multiple-case study uses the conceptual framework of Bourdieu's cultural capital theory. The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of adult Burmese immigrants (ABIs) in applying to colleges and universities in the U.S. The scope of this study does not include international students. The study sample consisted of nine…
Descriptors: Barriers, Cultural Capital, Immigrants, Access to Education
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2022
The Prospective Students Survey is one of the Graduate Management Admission Council's (GMAC) keystone research programs. The global graduate management education (GME) community has relied on data from this survey to gain insights about candidates' decision-making processes when considering and applying to graduate business schools since 2009. The…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Business Administration Education, Student Recruitment, College Applicants
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2022
The Prospective Students Survey is one of the Graduate Management Admission Council's (GMAC) keystone research programs. The global graduate management education (GME) community has relied on data from this survey to gain insights about candidates' decision-making processes when considering and applying to graduate business schools since 2009. The…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Business Administration Education, Student Recruitment, Administrator Education
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2021
Each month, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveys a random sample of individuals who three months prior registered on mba.com--the GMAC™ website for prospective graduate business students. Their survey responses provide an inside look into the decision-making process of people currently considering applying to a graduate…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Graduate Study, Business Administration Education, Administrator Education
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2022
The Prospective Students Survey is one of the Graduate Management Admission Council's (GMAC) keystone research programs. The global graduate management education (GME) community has relied on data from this survey to gain insights about candidates' decision-making processes when considering and applying to graduate business schools since 2009. The…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Business Administration Education, Student Recruitment, Administrator Education
Aydin, Oya Tamtekin – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2021
Due to globalization, it has been realized that the distance between countries is irrelevant because of the various opportunities offered by technological and transportation advancements. Globalization has also manifested itself in the field of higher education through internationalization. The concept of globalization has evolved with time; its…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Higher Education, Study Abroad, Technology Uses in Education
Carnevale, Anthony; Quinn, Michael C. – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2021
Affirmative action critics argue that race-conscious admissions policies are keeping Asian American enrollment numbers unfairly low because Asian American students are held to higher admissions standards than applicants of any other race or ethnicity. "Selective Bias: Asian Americans, Test Scores, and Holistic Admissions" evaluates the…
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Asian American Students, College Admission, Pacific Americans
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2020
Each month, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveys a random sample of individuals who three months prior registered on mba.com--the GMAC™ website for prospective graduate business students. Their survey responses provide an inside look into the decision-making process of people currently considering applying to a graduate…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Graduate Study, Business Administration Education, Administrator Education
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2020
Each month, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveys a random sample of individuals who three months prior registered on mba.com--the GMAC™ website for prospective graduate business students. Their survey responses provide an inside look into the decision-making process of people currently considering applying to a graduate…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Graduate Study, Business Administration Education, Administrator Education
Rotha, Ian – Journal of International and Comparative Education, 2019
This paper compares the SAT and "juken." It does this at three levels of analysis: structure, function, and participant communications. While the prior two rely on publicly available information and established theories, the latter is based on the analysis of data collected from social media. The findings of this paper are that, while…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Comparative Analysis, Social Media, College Entrance Examinations
