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ERIC Number: EJ679905
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
Changes in Access to Higher Education in the United States: 1980-1992.
Karen, David
Sociology of Education, v75 n3 p191-210 Jul 2002
Explores factors that determine how high school graduates become linked to colleges at particular levels of selectivity. Assesses various theories of change in educational attainment. Compares patterns of access to U.S. higher education institutions between 1980-1992. Examines studies on how students and colleges of varying selectivity are matched. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, High School Graduates, Higher Education, Selective Colleges, Social Science Research, Social Stratification
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bourdieu (Pierre); High School and Beyond (NCES); National Education Longitudinal Study 1988
Note: Sociology of Education is a refereed journal.