Admissions Decision Making in Master of Public Administration Programs

Affirmative Inaction

Bibliographic Data

ID11673907
AuthorsJames S Bowman (0000-0002-8811-6280, Florida State University, corresponding author), Karen R Mangelsdorf (Florida State University), Karen Mangelsdorf (Florida State University)
Year1989
Volume19
Issue2
Pages149-162
Publication date1989-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe American Review of Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0275-0740 • E-ISSN: 1552-3357
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/027507408901900204
OpenAlexW2065248542
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Published admissions standards typically include factors such as test scores, grades, and letters of recommendation. Yet there is little direct evidence in the literature on how these criteria as well as race and sex are actually utilized in student selection. That is, what are the operative rules in admissions decisions? This study reports the results of a survey of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration principal representatives. Each respondent was presented an applicant profile booklet designed to estimate the impact of grades, GRE scores, references, race, and gender on admission decisions. In the findings we discuss how these variables are considered in the selection process. The analysis concludes with a commentary on the implications of the data for Master of Public Administration programs, and their admissions practices

Administration (probate law · Political science · Principal (computer security · Public relations · Race (biology · Respondent · Selection (genetic algorithm · Sociology · Test (biology · Computer Science · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · School Choice and Performance

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