Identifying Medical School Applicants from Ethnic Minorities.

McManus, I. C.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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Identifying Medical School Applicants from Ethnic Minorities.

McManus, I. C.; And Others

Studies in Higher Education, v15 n1 p57-73 1990

Two studies of about 12,000 applicants to United Kingdom schools show that ethnic origin of surnames is reliably assessable by independent judges, and that surnames are valid indicators of ethnic origin as determined by self-classification, showing very high specificity (97 percent) and slightly lesser sensitivity (84 percent). (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: College Applicants, Comparative Analysis, Discriminant Analysis, Educational Research, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Origins, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Medical Schools, Minority Groups, Questionnaires, Racial Discrimination, Surveys

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