Wesley Jeffrey
Biographic Data
| ID | 246116 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wesley Jeffrey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wesley |
| FAMILY NAME | Jeffrey |
| SIGNATURE | JEFFREY W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Irvine |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0961-4538 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hidden Advantage along the Pipeline: Family Wealth and Educational Transitions from High School through Graduate School
Research shows a link between wealth and educational attainment, but little work has examined wealth relationships from high school degree through graduate degree completion. We use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 to study when and how wealth may advantage students along their entire educational trajectory. Using sequential logistic regression models (“Mare models”), we find that across transitions, wealth relationships a…
Curricular Differentiation and Informal Networks: How Formal Grouping and Ranking Practices Shape Friendships among Students in College
This study draws on complete friendship network data on two first-year biological sciences cohorts at a selective university in the United States to investigate how and to what extent allocating students to curricular groups and grading their performance in class shape (1) processes of friend selection at the dyadic level and (2) friendship clustering at the network level. Through a set of stochastic actor-oriented models, results show that stude…
Unpacking the Gap: Socioeconomic Background and the Stratification of College Applications in the United States
While a substantial body of work has shown that higher-SES students tend to apply to more selective colleges than their lower-SES counterparts, we know relatively less about why students differ in their application behavior. In this study, we draw upon a sociological approach to educational stratification to unpack the SES-based gap in college application selectivity. Using data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 , we examine the con…
Intergenerational Educational (Im)mobility Among Those Born in the United States, 1940 to 1990
This visualization highlights patterns of intergenerational educational immobility across five birth cohorts in the United States. Namely, a strong link is observed between parent and offspring educational attainment that has remained largely stable over the years. The author discusses the challenges of achieving equality of educational opportunity in the United States in light of the relative nature of educational credentials
Crossing the finish line? A review of college completion inequality in the United States by race and class
Although most students graduate from high school and enroll in college the following fall, rates of entry into higher education and completion of a bachelor's degree continue to be stratified by race and class. Because of the potential returns that accrue to individuals and society overall when students complete their 4‐year degree, these disparate trends should motivate more policy‐relevant research in this area. In this review, I show how a lon…
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Crossing the finish line? A review of college completion inequality in the United States by race and class
Although most students graduate from high school and enroll in college the following fall, rates of entry into higher education and completion of a bachelor's degree continue to be stratified by race and class. Because of the potential returns that accrue to individuals and society overall when students complete their 4‐year degree, these disparate trends should motivate more policy‐relevant research in this area. In this review, I show how a lon…
Unpacking the Gap: Socioeconomic Background and the Stratification of College Applications in the United States
While a substantial body of work has shown that higher-SES students tend to apply to more selective colleges than their lower-SES counterparts, we know relatively less about why students differ in their application behavior. In this study, we draw upon a sociological approach to educational stratification to unpack the SES-based gap in college application selectivity. Using data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 , we examine the con…
Intergenerational Educational (Im)mobility Among Those Born in the United States, 1940 to 1990
This visualization highlights patterns of intergenerational educational immobility across five birth cohorts in the United States. Namely, a strong link is observed between parent and offspring educational attainment that has remained largely stable over the years. The author discusses the challenges of achieving equality of educational opportunity in the United States in light of the relative nature of educational credentials
Curricular Differentiation and Informal Networks: How Formal Grouping and Ranking Practices Shape Friendships among Students in College
This study draws on complete friendship network data on two first-year biological sciences cohorts at a selective university in the United States to investigate how and to what extent allocating students to curricular groups and grading their performance in class shape (1) processes of friend selection at the dyadic level and (2) friendship clustering at the network level. Through a set of stochastic actor-oriented models, results show that stude…
Hidden Advantage along the Pipeline: Family Wealth and Educational Transitions from High School through Graduate School
Research shows a link between wealth and educational attainment, but little work has examined wealth relationships from high school degree through graduate degree completion. We use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 to study when and how wealth may advantage students along their entire educational trajectory. Using sequential logistic regression models (“Mare models”), we find that across transitions, wealth relationships a…
Sociology (5 works) · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works)