ERIC Number: EJ1189443
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 32
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
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Institutional and Ethnic Variations in Postgraduate Enrollment and Completion
Tienda, Marta; Zhao, Linda
Journal of Higher Education, v88 n4 p561-592 2017
Using the Baccalaureate and Beyond Survey of 1992/93 longitudinal cohort survey, we investigated (a) whether and how much variations in the timing of enrollment, the type of undergraduate institution attended, and type of graduate program pursued contribute to observed racial and ethnic differentials in postbaccalaureate enrollment; and (b) whether the observed enrollment differentials carry over to degree attainment. Dynamic event history methods that account for both the timing of matriculation and the hazard of enrolling revealed that compared with Whites, underrepresented minorities enrolled earlier and were more likely to enroll in doctoral and advanced professional degree programs relative to nonenrollment. Our results revealed sizable differences in the cumulative probability of advanced-degree attainment according to the undergraduate institutional mission, with graduates from research institutions enjoying a decided advantage over liberal arts college graduates. The conclusion discusses limitations of the analysis, directions for further research, and implications for strengthening the minority pipeline to graduate school.
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Educational Attainment, Minority Group Students, Time to Degree, Undergraduate Students, Institutional Characteristics, Enrollment Trends, Disproportionate Representation, Institutional Mission, Ethnicity, White Students, Doctoral Programs, Professional Education, Higher Education, Research Universities, Liberal Arts, College Graduates, Predictor Variables, Bachelors Degrees
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (NCES)
Grant or Contract Numbers: R24HD047879