❖This study examines the program choice of doctoral students in higher education administration. The authors used The Program Choice Questionnaire in a nationwide random sample of enrolled doctoral students. Results indicate influential factors vary according to gender, enrollment status, age, and race. Implications and recommendations are offered as they relate to enrollment management, admission, and recruitment in graduate education.
This study examines the program choice of doctoral students in higher education administration. The authors used The Program Choice Questionnaire in a nationwide random sample of enrolled doctoral students. Results indicate influential factors vary according to gender, enrollment status, age, and race. Implications and recommendations are offered as they relate to enrollment management, admission, and recruitment in graduate education.
Efforts to recruit and retain a diverse graduate population at colleges and universities are undergoing a paradigm shift. Diversity has traditionally been operationalized as racial minority, yet recent court decisions have indicated that such a definition is legally problematic. As a result, institutional leaders are moving toward defining diversity in terms of “underrepresented.” However, little is known about the specific activities institutions are undertaking to attract and retain underrepresented graduate students. This study presents the results of a national survey of members of the National Association of Graduate Admission Professionals on the efforts their institutions are undertaking to attract and retain underrepresented graduate students as well as their perceived effectiveness of such activities.
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