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Influence of College Factors on PhD Aspirations by Race/Ethnicity

This study analyzes how colleges affect undergraduate students' aspirations for PhDs, looking at differences by race/ethnicity. It explores interactions between initial aspirations, institutional factors, high school GPA, academic self-confidence, and faculty encouragement. Findings suggest that institutional selectivity and structural diversity play key roles in shaping aspirations for PhDs among Caucasian and underrepresented racial minority students.

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Influence of College Factors on PhD Aspirations by Race/Ethnicity

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  1. How Colleges Affect Who Aspires to the PhD at the End of the Undergraduate Experience: Differences by Race/Ethnicity Linda DeAngelo AERA 2009 – San Diego, CA

  2. Statistical Model for PhD Aspirations

  3. 4 Initial Aspirations Bachelor's Master's 1st Prof PhD 2 Log of Likelihood of PhD Aspirations 0 -2 Low Mean High Institutional Average Aspirations Interaction Between Initial Aspirations and Average Aspiration All Student Group

  4. -.5 -1 -1.5 Structural Diversity Low High (Over 10%) -2 Low Mean High High School GPA Interaction Between Structural Diversity and High School GPA Caucasian Students Log of Likelihood of PhD Aspirations

  5. Selectivity -1 Low Medium -1.5 High -2 -2.5 -3 -3.5 Low Mean High College Academic Self-Confidence Interaction Between Selectivity and College Academic Self-Confidence Caucasian Students Log of Likelihood of PhD Aspirations

  6. Interaction Between Selectivity and Faculty Encouragement Caucasian Students

  7. Caucasian and Underrepresented Racial Minority (URM) PhD Aspirants by Institutional Selectivity

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