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Continuing Education and Stratification at Midlife
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Eric Grodsky; Catherine Doren; Koit Hung; Chandra Muller; John Robert Warren – Grantee Submission, 2021
We ask whether patterns of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic stratification in educational attainment are amplified or attenuated when we take a longer view of educational careers. We propose a model of "staged advantage" to understand how educational inequalities evolve over the life course. Distinct from cumulative advantage, staged…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Background, Sociocultural Patterns, Social Stratification, Advantaged
Continuing Education and Stratification at Midlife
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Eric Grodsky; Catherine Doren; Koit Hung; Chandra Muller; John Robert Warren – Sociology of Education, 2021
We ask whether patterns of racial ethnic and socioeconomic stratification in educational attainment are amplified or attenuated when we take a longer view of educational careers. We propose a model of staged advantage to understand how educational inequalities evolve over the life course. Distinct from cumulative advantage, staged advantage…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Background, Sociocultural Patterns, Social Stratification, Advantaged
The Use of Letters of Recommendation in Undergraduate Admissions.
Breland, Nancy S. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1983
Surveyed college admissions offices (N=236) to determine the current status and perceived usefulness of letters of recommendation. Results show 87% of respondents required or considered letters of recommendation. They were considered useful in revealing personal qualities, particularly of handicapped and minority applicants, which could offset…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admissions Officers, College Applicants, Credentials