Competing Explanations for Minority Enrollments in Higher Education

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Fryar, Alisa Hicklin; Hawes, Daniel P.
• 署名单位: University of Oklahoma System; University of Oklahoma - Norman; University System of Ohio; Kent State University; Kent State University Salem; Kent State University Kent
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1053-1858
• DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mur009
• 发表日期: 2012
• 页码: 83-99
• 关键词: AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION; financial-aid; POLITICS; state; REPRESENTATION; college; POLICY; RACE; admissions; INSTITUTIONALIZATION

摘要

Although diversity has been considered a vital component in higher education over the past several decades, little research-theoretical or empirical-has rigorously examined the determinants of minority enrollments in higher education. By drawing on literature across several fields, this article helps close this gap by testing competing theoretical explanations for minority enrollments in American public colleges and universities. We examine African-American and Latino freshman enrollments for over 500 public institutions from 1992 to 2000. Our results support claims made by university administrators regarding the importance of economic and environmental constraints on diversifying college campuses. We also find, however, that political, bureaucratic, and structural factors are also important determinants of diversity. These findings highlight the significance of contextual variables in determining policy outcomes.Translations by Claudia N. Avellaneda, University of North Carolina Charlotte and Nicolai Petrovsky, University of Kentucky.