"Examining the Effect of Academic ""Mismatch"" and Campus Racial Composition on College Students' Early Attrition"

Although it remains to be determined whether mismatch has the same effects on graduation, major/field choice, grade, student's self-concept, and career attainment, clearly the use of race in admission is positively associated with students' retention at the early stage of their college life, both through shifting these students to higher-rank institutions and through increasing minority students' enrollment in the student body. The evidence calls for the continuation of considering race in admission to reduce social inequality and to ensure other benefits that require a diverse student body in higher education institutions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Gong, Yuqin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Trent, William T.

• Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3223596

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79902