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ERIC Number: EJ340170
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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The Crisis of Student Quality in Higher Education.
Solmon, Lewis C.; La Porte, Midge A.
Journal of Higher Education, v57 n4 p370-92 Jul-Aug 1986
Changes between 1967 and 1983 in the quality of students enrolling in various disciplines are analyzed. Using an annual survey of freshmen, how groups of disciplines have changed in regard to overall share of freshmen, share of "high quality" freshmen, and number of top students were investigated. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Student Characteristics, Surveys, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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