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Title: Between Two Fields: US Public Master's Institutions -- Striving for Prestige or Equity?
Language: English
Authors: Warshaw, Jarrett B. (ORCID 0000-0003-0378-0180), McNaughtan, Jon, DeMonbrun, Matt
Source: Higher Education Policy. Jun 2021 34(2):344-369.
Availability: Palgrave Macmillan. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail:customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: http://www.palgrave.com/us/social-science/education
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 26
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Universities, Public Colleges, Masters Programs, Graduate Study, Institutional Characteristics, Reputation, Equal Education, Selective Admission, Enrollment Trends, Low Income Students, Out of State Students, Grants, Economic Factors, Social Stratification
DOI: 10.1057/s41307-019-00137-1
ISSN: 0952-8733
Abstract: Conventional wisdom suggests that a field of striving compels US public master's institutions (PMIs) to pursue prestige in the academic hierarchy. We posit that, due to their unique histories of democratizing college opportunity, PMIs face conflicting imperatives from two fields: an origin one of equity and another of striving. Our hypotheses are that the pursuit of prestige entails departing from an origin field and will widen stratification between and within institutions over time. Using longitudinal data on organizational characteristics and enrollment share of low-income students, descriptive results suggest a relatively stable position among PMIs and in serving students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Panel analyses offered here indicate that, all else equal, PMIs with higher admissions selectivity, more out-of-state students, higher institutional grant aid, stronger growth in graduate education, and more favorable state economic conditions enrolled fewer low-income students over time than did their peers. Yet marginal effects showed moderate changes rather than swings toward dramatically greater between- and within-institution stratification. We discuss implications for research on managing conflicting imperatives from multiple fields and for public policy that foregrounds and rewards equity.
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