Collegiate Grading Practices and the Gender Pay Gap
Extending research findings by R. Sabot and J. Wakeman-Linn (1991), this article presents a theoretical analysis showing that relatively low grading quantitative fields and high grading verbal fields create a disincentive for college women to invest in quantitative study. Pressures on grading practi...
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Arizona State University
2000-01-01
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| description | Extending research findings by R. Sabot and J. Wakeman-Linn (1991), this article presents a theoretical analysis showing that relatively low grading quantitative fields and high grading verbal fields create a disincentive for college women to invest in quantitative study. Pressures on grading practices are modeled using higher education production functions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d3b4de6e27a466b8eab84eda611c4c92022-12-21T20:55:27ZengArizona State UniversityEducation Policy Analysis Archives1068-23412000-01-01810Collegiate Grading Practices and the Gender Pay GapAlicia C. DowdExtending research findings by R. Sabot and J. Wakeman-Linn (1991), this article presents a theoretical analysis showing that relatively low grading quantitative fields and high grading verbal fields create a disincentive for college women to invest in quantitative study. Pressures on grading practices are modeled using higher education production functions.http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/401 |
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