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Why Students Pursue Graduate Education, How They Find Out about a Program, and Why They Apply to a Specific School.
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Malaney, Gary D. – College and University, 1987
A study of the graduate school choice process of new graduate students at one large midwestern research university shows how student attitudes vary across gender, ethnicity, citizenship, age, and enrollment status. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Choice, Decision Making, Doctoral Programs
Efforts to Recruit Graduate Students: An Analysis of Departmental Recruiting Practices.
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Malaney, Gary D. – College and University, 1987
Results of a survey concerning the student recruiting practices of the 114 graduate academic units in one large public research university are presented. They concern recruiting activities before and after initial student expression of interest in the program. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Departments, Graduate Study, Higher Education
The Immediate Post-Baccalaureate Educational Plans of Outstanding Undergraduates.
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Malaney, Gary D.; Isaac, Paul D. – College and University, 1988
A study of the statistical relationships between gender, undergraduate area of study, undergraduate grade point average, further educational plans, and student participation in an honors program both (1) confirms earlier research about gender-related differences in educational plans (2) and suggests that fewer graduates are pursuing further study…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Followup Studies, Grades (Scholastic)
A Transfer Credit Evaluation System for a Stand-Alone Personal Computer or a Local Area Network.
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Walter, Maarten P.; Malaney, Gary D. – College and University, 1991
A computerized transfer credit evaluation system designed for the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Boston campuses is described, focusing on system operation. The application software was designed for a local area network permitting multiple-user access but can run on a personal computer. Technical aspects of the hardware and software are…
Descriptors: College Credits, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computers
Racism on Campus--The Negative Impact on Enrollment.
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Oteri, Lisa A.; Malaney, Gary D. – College and University, 1990
A survey of 784 minority group applicants to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst who were accepted but did not enroll indicates that prospective students are very aware of racial incidents on campus and made college choice decisions based in part on that information. Black students were particularly affected. (MSE)
Descriptors: Black Students, College Applicants, College Choice, College Environment