Higher Admission Standards Research Articles

Spillover Effects of Peripheral Activity Visibility: Tests of the Reputation Development Process

Despite increased interest in organizational reputation, there is a lack of research on the reputation development process. We test a model in which the visibility of organizations’ peripheral activities spills over into the perceived quality of organizations’ core activities which, in turn, positively influences the economic outcome of price premiums. Moreover, we test whether the visibility of organizations’ peripheral activities positive influence on the perceived quality of organizations’ core activities comes at the cost of decreasing organizational access among key stakeholders, and whether decreased access among these stakeholders also influences price premiums. Using institutional-level time-lagged data from NCAA Division I institutions, we conducted growth modeling and bootstrap mediation analyses to test the effects of college athletics revenue (peripheral activity visibility) on admission rates (core activity perceived quality) and Black student enrollment (key stakeholder access) the following academic year, and student cohort mean earnings (economic outcome) six years after that. Results show that, over time, Black students have been displaced from institutions generating more athletic revenue to institutions generating less athletic revenue. Mediation results show a direct positive effect for college athletics revenue (Time 0) on mean earnings among cohorts of former students (Time 2) and indirect effects through higher admission standards and smaller proportions of Black students in those same cohorts of students when they were admitted at Time 1.

Recipe for Successful Meteorology Majors: Are Incoming Test Scores Indicative?

AbstractMany high school students with a passion for meteorology visit college campuses each year, inquiring about program details and learning of the rigorous math requirements and somewhat daunting attrition risk. The natural question for many is, “Can I do it?” To address this question, the study herein has investigated the sensitivity of meteorology major outcomes at Valparaiso University to incoming test scores (based on 2008–14 first-year cohorts). These former students are classified as meteorology alumni (MET Degree), graduates of other programs (Other VU Degree), and those who left the University (Left VU). There is an additional performance classification, which indicates students who completed the program in good standing (On Track), students that completed the program with greater difficulty (Below Track), those who left the program in good academic standing (Left On Track), and those who left the program after not doing well (Left Below Track). Results indicate that incoming test scores are indeed indicative of student outcomes, with a substantially greater likelihood of being On Track and graduating with the MET Degree among students with higher incoming ACT scores. Among students who Left Below Track, signs of academic challenges typically appear within first semester calculus and/or the introductory meteorology course. Higher admission standards would increase retention and graduation rates, but at a cost of barring admission for some students who have been successful in the program.

Medical education reforms and the origins of the rural physician shortage

In the first two decades of the twentieth century, medical schools increased standards for admission and added basic science to their curricula. During this time period, the probability a new medical school graduate located in a rural area declined by 40%. Using novel data from the American Medical Directories, we find that physicians trained in more rigorous programs with higher admission standards were less likely to set up practice in rural areas. While all physicians were being drawn to metropolitan areas during this period, the pull was stronger for graduates of the higher quality schools. We also find some evidence that physicians trained in the more scientifically and clinically based programs were more strongly attracted to places with more hospitals. These findings suggest that the medical education reforms of the early twentieth century contributed to the urban–rural disparity in access to physician care.

Master's of Economics Programs: Comparing Canada and the United States

This paper compares various characteristics of terminal Master's of Economics programs in Canada and the United States. As far as we know this is the first published paper to present results from a survey of Canadian Master's programs in Economics. Using a Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test we find that there are significant differences between the Canadian and U.S. programs. All of the Canadian Master's of Economics programs in our sample are in public institutions and the vast majority of their programs are located in colleges of Arts and Sciences. Canadian programs seem to have higher admission standards, and are more likely to offer teaching and research assistantships. A higher percentage of the graduates of Canadian programs are placed in careers in government, while U.S. programs place a higher percentage of their graduates in the private sector. In addition to these and other statically significant differences, the paper also illustrates that in a large number of areas the Canadian and U.S. programs are similar.

A Principle-Based Approach to Assessing General Education Through the Majors

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is an urban public research-extensive institution located in downtown Indianapolis. Combining both Indiana University and Purdue University programs, it houses twenty-two academic and professional schools, with more than 1600 faculty. A majority of its more than 29,000 students come from the city and surrounding counties; several of its professional and graduate programs, however, such as Medicine, Dentistry, and Engineering, attract international students. Since 1996, more than 50% of our undergraduates attend full time. While more of our students attend full time than ever before, they also work, on average, more than 20 hours a week, creating challenges for time management and extended intellectual engagement.

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Higher Admission Standards: Some Considerations Involved in Higher Admission Standards for Nursing Schools

Higher Admission Standards: Some Considerations Involved in Higher Admission Standards for Nursing Schools