Differences by Race/Ethnicity Linda DeAngelo AERA 2009 – San Diego, CA How Colleges Affect Who Aspires to the PhD at the End of the Undergraduate Experience: Differences by Race/Ethnicity Linda DeAngelo AERA 2009 – San Diego, CA
Statistical Model for PhD Aspirations
Interaction Between Initial Aspirations and Average Aspiration All Student Group -2 2 4 Log of Likelihood of PhD Aspirations Low Mean High Institutional Average Aspirations Bachelor's Master's 1st Prof PhD Initial Aspirations
Interaction Between Structural Diversity and High School GPA Caucasian Students -2 -1.5 -1 -.5 Low Mean High High School GPA High (Over 10%) Structural Diversity Log of Likelihood of PhD Aspirations
Interaction Between Selectivity and College Academic Self-Confidence Caucasian Students -3.5 -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 Low Mean High College Academic Self-Confidence Medium Selectivity Log of Likelihood of PhD Aspirations
Interaction Between Selectivity and Faculty Encouragement Caucasian Students
Caucasian and Underrepresented Racial Minority (URM) PhD Aspirants by Institutional Selectivity