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Bailey, Michael A.; Rosenthal, Jeffrey S.; Yoon, Albert H. – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
In many educational settings, students may have an incentive to take courses where high grades are easier to achieve, potentially corroding student learning, evaluation of student achievement, and the fairness and efficiency of post-graduation labor outcomes. A grading system that takes into account heterogeneity of teacher standards and student…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Law Schools, Admission (School), Scores
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Woodfield, Ruth – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
This article analyses a recent cohort (2006) of UK graduates, and explores the previously neglected relationship between age and post-degree employment. Much work on mature students assumes their overall experience to be one of disadvantage relative to traditional-age graduates, and this includes employability research. Here, mature students are…
Descriptors: Adults, Disadvantaged, Labor Market, College Graduates