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.g. Crawford, 2014), which shows that, amongst students with the same grades on entry to university, those from worse …
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different social requirements and needs of students. An arithmetical example illustrates the way the model functions. We …
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Do international university rankings or professional accreditations affect the preferences of exchange students over … Business and Economics (SBE) students’ choices of possible destinations for their compulsory period of study abroad. The unique … institutions across the world among which students can choose. A model is developed and estimated by means of the probit model. The …
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-semester students, although instructors continued to record letter grades. We identify the causal effect of the policy on course choice … and performance, using a regression-discontinuity-in-time design. Students shifted to lower-grading STEM courses in the … first semester, but did not increase their engagement with STEM in later semesters. Letter grades of first-semester students …
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,000 former students in their early- to mid-20s. Half of participants assigned to the treatment group were offered the opportunity …
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Affirmative action in higher education can lead to mismatch, where students admitted through preferential treatment … struggle academically due to inadequate preparation before college. Although some students may face initial challenges, by … disadvantages, these programs may enable students to bridge the gap and catch up to their peers. In this study, we examine the …
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college exposure to female instructors and students, consistent with a wider role for women's colleges in increasing female …
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attending a four-year college and lower student debt. The effect is more pronounced for students who receive less financial aid …
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In a pilot program during the 2016-17 admissions cycle, the University of California, Berkeley invited many applicants for freshman admission to submit letters of recommendation. This proved controversial within the university, with concerns that this change would further disadvantage applicants...
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