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Peer reviewedJacoby, Susan – Change, 1971
Rigid college entrance requirements screen out the majority of Soviet youths. (Editor)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Comparative Education, Educational Opportunities, Enrollment Influences
Peer reviewedTaylor, Edward – Change, 2000
Discusses the increasing numbers of African Americans who are both attending graduate school and planning on academic careers. Suggests that academia will profit in many ways from this trend, noting that African American scholars are resisting labeling, finding arenas of research that resist racial categories, and desire a mandate for…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Black Students, Career Choice, College Faculty
Peer reviewedBorden, Victor M. H. – Change, 2004
The term "student swirl" was coined by Alfredo de los Santos and Irene Wright in 1990, along with the term "double-dipping" (concurrent enrollment at two institutions), to characterize the back-and-forth, multi-institutional attendance pattern common among students attending community colleges. However, traditional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Practices, Curriculum Development, Transfer Students
