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Title:

Beyond admissions : re-thinking college opportunities and outcomes / special editors, Mark C. Long, Marta Tienda ; Phyllis Kaniss, executive editor.

Publisher:

SAGE Publications,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

225 : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Texas Higher Education Opportunity Project.
College choice--Social aspects.
College attendance--Social aspects.
College choice--Texas--Statistics.
College attendance--Texas--Statistics.
College students--Texas--Social conditions.
College graduates--Texas--Social conditions.
Universities and colleges--Texas--Admission.
Discrimination in education--Texas.
Minorities--Education (Higher)--Texas--Statistics.
Academic achievement--Social aspects.
Academic achievement--Texas--Statistics.
Affirmative action programs--Law and legislation--Texas.

Other Authors:

Long, Mark C.
Tienda, Marta.
American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Notes:

"January 2010." Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Preface : beyond admissions : lessons from Texas / Mark C. Long and Marta Tienda -- Part 1. Precursors : college intentions and applications -- Those who choose and those who don't : social background and college orientation / Eric Grodsky and Catherine Riegle-Crumb -- Ethno-racial composition and college preference : revisiting the perpetuation of segregation hypothesis / Donnell Butler -- Part 2. College choice : effects of Texas Top 10 Percent Law -- Minority higher education pipeline : consequences of changes in college admissions policy in Texas / Angel Harris and Marta Tienda -- Policy transparency and college enrollment : did the Texas Top Ten Percent Law broaden access in public flagships? / Mark C. Long, Victor Saenz, and Marta Tienda -- Part 3. College performance: major choices -- Race and gender differences in college major choice / Lisa Dickson -- Differences in college major choice by citizenship status / Milagros Nores -- Part 4. College performance : academic outcomes -- Race and ethnic differences in college achievement : does high school attended matter? / Jason Fletcher and Marta Tienda -- Academic outcomes and Texas's Top Ten Percent Law / Eric Furstenberg -- Why are men falling behind? Gender gaps in college performance and persistance / Dylan Conger and Mark C. Long -- Part 5. Conclusion -- Beyond admissions : reflections and future considerations / Bridget Terry Long.

Summary:

The articles in this volume use data from the Texas Higher Education Opportunity Project survey on Texas high school students' college application and enrollment decisions to analyze the effect of gender and racial composition and changes in admissions policy on post-secondary enrollment and academic performance.

Series:

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 0002-7162 ; v. 627

ISBN:

1412986869 (paper)
9781412986861 (paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)496151166

Locations:

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)