"Examining the Effect of Academic ""Mismatch"" and Campus Racial Composition on College Students' Early Attrition"
Gong, Yuqin
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Description
Title
"Examining the Effect of Academic ""Mismatch"" and Campus Racial Composition on College Students' Early Attrition"
Author(s)
Gong, Yuqin
Issue Date
2006
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Trent, William T.
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
Language
eng
Abstract
Although it remains to be determined whether mismatch has the same effects on graduation, major/field choice, grade, student's self-concept, and career attainment, clearly the use of race in admission is positively associated with students' retention at the early stage of their college life, both through shifting these students to higher-rank institutions and through increasing minority students' enrollment in the student body. The evidence calls for the continuation of considering race in admission to reduce social inequality and to ensure other benefits that require a diverse student body in higher education institutions.
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