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ERIC Number: EJ333244
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Enrollment Patterns in Postsecondary Education: 1961-1982.
Clowes, Darrel A.; And Others
Journal of Higher Education, v57 n2 p121-33 Mar-Apr 1986
Three enrollment patterns are identified from longitudinal data: (1) high school cohort enrollment rates have stabilized but differ by race, sex, and institution type; (2) a reported talent loss of high-ability males is not confirmed; and (3) colleges, especially four-year, help to equalize access to education. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Access to Education, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, Equal Education, Females, Institutional Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies, Males, Postsecondary Education, Race, Sex, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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