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Peer reviewedAlon, Sigal; Tienda, Marta – Sociology of Education, 2005
This article evaluates the "mismatch" hypothesis, advocated by opponents of affirmative action, which predicts lower graduation rates for minority students who attend selective post-secondary institutions than for those who attend colleges and universities where their academic credentials are better matched to the institutional average. Using two…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Credentials, Graduation Rate, Colleges
