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ERIC Number: EJ168971
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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High School Context and College Selectivity: Institutional Constraints in Educational Stratification
Alexander, Karl L.; Eckland, Bruce K.
Social Forces, 56, 1, 166-88, Sep 77
Describes a multivariate model of high school to college transition and college attainment. Asserts that enrollment in a high status secondary school enhanced, for males, the likelihood of enrolling in an academically select college. States that college selectivity had no effect on females' educational attainment, but seemed to increase males' attainment levels. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, Competitive Selection, Grade Point Average, High Schools, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Self Concept, Social Status
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