Higher Education Admission Practices

Author : Wayne Camara,Ernest W. Kimmel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135619091

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Choosing Students by Wayne Camara,Ernest W. Kimmel Pdf

This volume brings a variety of perspectives to bear on the issue of how higher education institutions can - or should - choose students during the early part of the 21st century. Many of the contributors report on research to develop and validate potential tools to assist those responsible for admission decisions. Other contributors, however, pose broader questions about the nature of selective admissions, about institutional responses to the changing demography of those seeking to enter higher education, or about the appropriate criteria of 'success' in higher education. The volume is particularly timely because the question of how changes in admission tools and processes will affect campus diversity following the recent Supreme Court decision concerning the University of Michigan. Diversity is an important concern of all of the contributors and the chapter by Lee Bollinger--President at Michigan at the time the court cases were filed--is particularly relevant. This book brings together the research that underlies a variety of proposed approaches to improving the selection of students. Providing support for the integrity of the admissions process and the validity of new tools to help a higher education institution to select a diverse student body, this book explores the implications of the assessment component of K-12 school reform for higher education admissions practices. The diverse contributions to this volume reflect the current ferment in educational research and educational practice as institutions of higher education seek to develop a new admissions paradigm for coming decades following the University of Michigan decisions. This book is intended for those leaders and professionals who set admission policies and practices in American colleges, and graduate and professional schools, as well as for those scholars and scientists who research, develop, and validate tools for use in the process of choosing students in ways that are congruent with an institution's mission, values, and goals.

Author : María Elena Oliveri,Cathy Wendler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781108472265

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Higher Education Admission Practices by María Elena Oliveri,Cathy Wendler Pdf

Reveals practices and issues in higher education admissions, which are critical factors for improving worldwide access and equity.

Author : Jeffrey Selingo
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781982116293

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Who Gets In and Why by Jeffrey Selingo Pdf

From award-winning higher education journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Selingo comes a revealing look from inside the admissions office—one that identifies surprising strategies that will aid in the college search. Getting into a top-ranked college has never seemed more impossible, with acceptance rates at some elite universities dipping into the single digits. In Who Gets In and Why, journalist and higher education expert Jeffrey Selingo dispels entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions game, and reveals that teenagers and parents have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a “good college.” Hint: it’s not all about the sticker on the car window. Selingo, who was embedded in three different admissions offices—a selective private university, a leading liberal arts college, and a flagship public campus—closely observed gatekeepers as they made their often agonizing and sometimes life-changing decisions. He also followed select students and their parents, and he traveled around the country meeting with high school counselors, marketers, behind-the-scenes consultants, and college rankers. While many have long believed that admissions is merit-based, rewarding the best students, Who Gets In and Why presents a more complicated truth, showing that “who gets in” is frequently more about the college’s agenda than the applicant. In a world where thousands of equally qualified students vie for a fixed number of spots at elite institutions, admissions officers often make split-second decisions based on a variety of factors—like diversity, money, and, ultimately, whether a student will enroll if accepted. One of the most insightful books ever about “getting in” and what higher education has become, Who Gets In and Why not only provides an unusually intimate look at how admissions decisions get made, but guides prospective students on how to honestly assess their strengths and match with the schools that will best serve their interests.

Author : Catholic University of America. Workshop on Philosophy and Problems of College Admissions
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Education
ISBN : UCAL:B3105369

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Philosophy and Problems of College Admissions by Catholic University of America. Workshop on Philosophy and Problems of College Admissions Pdf

Author : Oiyan A. Poon,Michael N. Bastedo
Publisher : Harvard Education Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 1682537773

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Rethinking College Admissions by Oiyan A. Poon,Michael N. Bastedo Pdf

Rethinking College Admissions probes the many facets of higher education admissions and translates research-backed insights into actionable strategies for innovative, equitable admissions practices. Edited by scholars OiYan A. Poon and Michael N. Bastedo, this collection gives readers an evidence-based understanding of postsecondary admissions practices and structures, exploring many factors that affect college access and educational equity in the United States. These collected essays from leading experts present boundary-pushing applied research on admissions, with implications for policy, practice, and leadership. The volume considers admissions issues from three angles. In the opening essays, contributors offer critical analyses of current admissions approaches in higher education, delineating the delicate balance of equity-building efforts and legal pressures. The contributors offer reflections on whether and how admissions systems further inclusion or inequality. They examine topics such as race-conscious admissions, holistic review without standardized test scores, and student test preparation. The volume's next part discusses the many different ways in which admissions work can be done, outlines ethical hazards, and considers potential areas for organizational change. The final essays provide inroads and examples for developing reciprocal relationships in research and practice for the future. They discuss promising approaches for advancing campus diversity, such as admissions lotteries, direct enrollment, and institutional promise programs for high-achieving students from low-income communities. A must-read for practitioners, policy makers, and anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of postsecondary admissions structures, including K-12 educators and counselors, advocacy groups, and students, this work supports data-informed approaches to higher education admissions.

Author : Harold S. Wechsler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351475624

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The Qualified Student by Harold S. Wechsler Pdf

In The Qualified Student Harold S. Wechsler focuses on methods of student selection used by institutions of higher education in the United States. More specifically, he discusses the way that college and university reformers employed those methods to introduce higher education into a broader cross-section of America, by extending access to an increased number of students from nontraditional backgrounds. Implicit in much of this book is an underlying social and ethical question: How legitimate was and is higher education's regulation of social mobility? Public concern over colleges' and universities' practices became inevitable once they became regulators between social classes. The challenging of colleges' admissions policies in the courts augments similar concerns that have been present in legislatures for decades. The volume is divided into three main sections: Prerequisites, Columbia and the Selective Function, and Implications. It focuses mainly on four universities, The University of Michigan, Columbia University, the University of Chicago, and the City University of New York. Wechsler maintains that unlike other universities, these institutions were pacesetters; they did not adopt a new policy simply because some other college had already adopted it. A new introduction brings the book, originally published in 1977, up to date and demonstrates its continuing importance in today's academic world of selective admissions.

Author : George D. Kuh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132292884

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High-impact Educational Practices by George D. Kuh Pdf

This publication¿the latest report from AAC&U¿s Liberal Education and America¿s Promise (LEAP) initiative¿defines a set of educational practices that research has demonstrated have a significant impact on student success. Author George Kuh presents data from the National Survey of Student Engagement about these practices and explains why they benefit all students, but also seem to benefit underserved students even more than their more advantaged peers. The report also presents data that show definitively that underserved students are the least likely students, on average, to have access to these practices.

Author : Jerome Karabel
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 0618574581

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The Chosen by Jerome Karabel Pdf

Drawing on decades of research, Karabel shines a light on the ever-changing definition of "merit" in college admissions, showing how it shaped--and was shaped by--the country at large.

Author : John Aubrey Douglass
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 0804755590

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The Conditions for Admission by John Aubrey Douglass Pdf

The first comprehensive study of the admission policies and practices at U.S. public universities, examining their "social contract" in light of contemporary debates over affirmative action, standardized testing, privatization, and the influences of globalization.

Author : Carol Herrnstadt Shulman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Universities and colleges
ISBN : PSU:000013767402

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University Admissions by Carol Herrnstadt Shulman Pdf

Author : Hunter M. Breland,American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
Publisher : Amer Assn of Collegiate Registrars
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0929851374

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Challenges in College Admissions by Hunter M. Breland,American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Pdf

The report summarizes undergraduate admissions policies, practices, and procedures at two- and four-year colleges and universities as of 1992. Information was drawn from a national survey, the third of a series conducted since 1979. A total of 2,024 institutions responded to the survey. An introductory chapter describes the surveys, their methodology, and some summary results. Subsequent chapters detail findings concerning: selectivity in admissions (general admissions practices, selectivity categories, overall acceptance rates, rates for different student subgroups, and acceptance in relationship application rates); general admission procedures for two- and four-year institutions (locus of responsibility, policies and requirements, two-year degree candidacy criteria, and new or alternative approaches to admissions); policies, practices, and procedures specific to four-year institutions (academic requirements and exceptions, admissions tests, importance of various factors in admissions decisions, role of personal qualities, trends in academic qualifications); first-time and other enrollment rates at different institution types; and recruitment, marketing, and financial aid (recruitment practices, two-year transfer policies and practices, market research, enrollment planning, relationship between financial aid and recruitment/admissions decisions, cost and college choice, no-need aid awards, acceptance and yield rates, freshman financial needs). Appended materials include the survey questionnaires for two- and four-year institutions, the cover letter, and notes on methodology. (Contains 40 references.) (MSE)

Author : Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Universities and colleges
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033449351

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Who Should Go to College? by Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Pdf

Author : Sheryl E. Burgstahler,Rebecca C. Cory
Publisher : Harvard Education Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781612500935

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Universal Design in Higher Education by Sheryl E. Burgstahler,Rebecca C. Cory Pdf

Universal Design in Higher Education looks at the design of physical and technological environments at institutions of higher education; at issues pertaining to curriculum and instruction; and at the full array of student services. Universal Design in Higher Education is a comprehensive guide for researchers and practitioners on creating fully accessible college and university programs. It is founded upon, and contributes to, theories of universal design in education that have been gaining increasingly wide attention in recent years. As greater numbers of students with disabilities attend postsecondary educational institutions, administrators have expressed increased interest in making their programs accessible to all students. This book provides both theoretical and practical guidance for schools as they work to turn this admirable goal into a reality. It addresses a comprehensive range of topics on universal design for higher education institutions, thus making a crucial contribution to the growing body of literature on special education and universal design. This book will be of unique value to university and college administrators, and to special education researchers, practitioners, and activists.

Author : Michael W. Kirst
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-30
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015058872642

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From High School to College by Michael W. Kirst Pdf

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Author : Kirsten Hextrum
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781978821224

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Special Admission by Kirsten Hextrum Pdf

Honorable Mention - 2022 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award​ Special Admission contradicts the national belief that college sports provide upward mobility opportunities. Kirsten Hextrum documents how white middle-class youth become overrepresented on college teams. Her institutional ethnography of one elite athletic and academic institution includes over 100 hours of interviews with college rowers and track & field athletes. She charts the historic and contemporary relationships between colleges, athletics, and white middle-class communities that ensure white suburban youth are advantaged in special athletic admissions. Suburban youth start ahead in college admissions because athletic merit—the competencies desired by university recruiters—requires access to vast familial, communal, and economic resources, all of which are concentrated in their neighborhoods. Their advantages increase as youth, parents, and coaches strategically invest in and engineer novel opportunities to maintain their race and class status. Thus, college sports allow white, middle-class athletes to accelerate their racial and economic advantages through admission to elite universities.