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| Autor/inn/en | Bleemer, Zachary; Mehta, Aashish |
|---|---|
| Institution | University of California, Berkeley. Center for Studies in Higher Education |
| Titel | College Major Restrictions and Student Stratification. Research & Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.14.2021 |
| Quelle | (2021), (23 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Disproportionate Representation; Minority Group Students; College Students; Grade Point Average; Ethnicity; College Preparation; Social Stratification; Majors (Students); Educational Policy; Student Records; Access to Education; Barriers; Policy Analysis; Enrollment Trends; Salary Wage Differentials; Equal Education; Eligibility; State Universities; California; California (Berkeley); California (Santa Barbara) |
| Abstract | Underrepresented minority (URM) college students have been steadily earning degrees in relatively less-lucrative fields of study since the mid-1990s. A decomposition reveals that this widening gap is principally explained by rising stratification at public research universities, many of which increasingly enforce GPA restriction policies that prohibit students with poor introductory grades from declaring popular majors. We investigate these GPA restrictions by constructing a novel 50-year dataset covering four public research universities' student transcripts and employing a dynamic difference-in-difference design around the implementation of 29 restrictions. Restricted majors' average URM enrollment share falls by 20 percent, which matches observational patterns and can be explained by URM students' poorer average pre-college academic preparation. Using first-term course enrollments to identify students who intend to earn restricted majors, we find that major restrictions disproportionately lead URM students from their intended major toward less-lucrative fields, driving within-institution ethnic stratification and likely exacerbating labor market disparities. [Funding for this report was provided by University of California Humanities Research Institute and Opportunity Insights.] (As Provided). |
| Anmerkungen | Center for Studies in Higher Education. University of California, Berkeley, 771 Evans Hall #4650, Berkeley, CA 94720-4650. Tel: 510-642-5040; Fax: 510-643-6845; e-mail: cshe@berkeley.edu; Web site: http://cshe.berkeley.edu/ |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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