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Peer reviewedLang, Dwight – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1985
This research examined the allocation of social class, sex, and race groups within the academic hierarchy and explored related complexities. Two nationwide surveys, conducted in 1969 and 1975, were used to examine the merit and status composition of differentially ranked professional schools. (MT)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Colleges, Higher Education, Prestige
Peer reviewedLang, Dwight – Research in Higher Education, 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
