Education, Stratification, and the Academic Hierarchy.

Lang, Dwight

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Publication Date: 1984

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Education, Stratification, and the Academic Hierarchy.

Lang, Dwight

Research in Higher Education, v21 n3 p329-52 1984

The relative and independent influence of students' undergraduate achievement, social class, sex, and race on rank of graduate school they attend is examined. Anlaysis of covariance techniques indicates that undergraduate achievement is the strongest predictor of rank of graduate institution attended. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Grade Point Average, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Reputation, Status, Student Characteristics, Surveys, Vertical Organization

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Language: English

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