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Direct linkCleland, Jennifer; Fahey Palma, Tania – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2018
Despite repeated calls for change, the problem of widening access (WA) to medicine persists globally. One factor which may be operating to maintain social exclusion is the language used in representing WA applicants and students by the gatekeepers and representatives of medical schools, Admissions Deans. We therefore examined the institutional…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Social Isolation, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education
Pack, Elizabeth Myra – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this single, intrinsic, evaluative case study was to examine the problem of nontraditional transfer student completion at a private, religious-based, doctoral degree-granting, moderate research university in North Carolina. The following research questions guided the study: (a) How do institutional policies, procedures, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Case Studies, Research Universities, Nontraditional Students
Chauraya, Efiritha – Perspectives in Education, 2014
This article explores concerns about gender inequality in Zimbabwean state universities. The researcher's interest arose from the realisation of persistent gender inequalities despite initiatives to close gender gaps. Of particular concern is the conceptualization and operationalisation of gender equality in institutions. Focusing only on the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Inclusion, Universities, Sex Fairness
Griffin, Kimberly A.; Muniz, Marcela M. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2011
The growing heterogeneity of American society is increasingly reflected in the undergraduate student population, yet there has been less change within graduate education. As graduate education is the pipeline to the professoriate, we must have a better understanding of how to promote institutional change toward greater graduate diversity. This…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Research Universities, Student Diversity, Organizational Change
Download full textRudd, Peter; Gardiner, Clare; Marson-Smith, Helen – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2010
What are the challenges, barriers and facilitating factors connected to the various school admissions approaches used by local authorities? This report gathers the views of local authority admissions officers on the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches, as well as the issues and challenges they face in this important area. It covers:…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, College Admission, Research Reports, Barriers
Gichuru, Margaret – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the experiences of chief diversity officers (CDOs) and how they enhanced admission of minority students in the post-affirmative action era. Six chief diversity officers, who played a pivotal leadership role in diversity of their respective campuses, described their experiences. Using…
Descriptors: Expertise, Campuses, Affirmative Action, Minority Groups
