Merit and Competition in Selective College Admissions

Autor/in	Killgore, Leslie
Titel	Merit and Competition in Selective College Admissions
Quelle	In: Review of Higher Education, 32 (2009) 4, S.469-488 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-5748
Schlagwörter	Admissions Officers; Competition; Selective Admission; College Admission; Student Characteristics; Merit Rating; Comparative Analysis; School Policy; Academic Achievement; Private Colleges; Extracurricular Activities; Competence; College Bound Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wettkampf; Bildungsselektion; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Analytische Arbeitsbewertung; Schulpolitik; Schulleistung; Privathochschule; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Kompetenz
Abstract	Using interview data from 34 admissions officers at 17 elite colleges, this paper compares two perspectives shaping admissions policy. Admissions officers apply a "merit" perspective that relies on indicators of student academic and nonacademic achievement. They also employ a "competition" perspective that evaluates student characteristics according to organizational needs. Findings include (a) elite colleges' maintenance of an illusion that student achievement determines admissions, and (b) that admissions practices are designed to maintain the colleges' elite status. (Contains 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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