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Who Goes to Graduate School? Social and Academic Correlates of Educational Continuation After College.
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Mullen, Ann L.; Goyette, Kimberly A.; Soares, Joseph A. – Sociology of Education, 2003
Reexamines the issue of parental education level on educational enrollments beyond college. Extends the literature by disaggregating graduate programs by type. Finds that the role of parental education is largely indirect, working primarily through the characteristics of a student's undergraduate institution, academic performance, educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Educational Background, Graduate Students