While levels of research intensiveness and service commitment vary widely, virtually all institutions engage in instruction (Weisbrod et al. 2008). Identifying a student who can successfully complete a degree or certificate program is therefore a near-universal task. However, the ways in which these core functions are pursued vary dramatically by national system and institutional context.
Graduation from a competitive higher education institution is correlated with higher wages, greater civic engagement, and a variety of other life outcomes (Allen 2016; McMahon 2009; Rivera 2015; Zimmerman 2014). It is perhaps no wonder that students and families work tirelessly to secure admission to the most prestigious university possible (Weis et al. 2014). Even in national systems that do not charge tuition fees, the amount of time, money, and other resources devoted to pursuing admission to a selective university can be formidable (Kosunen 2017). For students, admission is a high-stakes process...
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Taylor, B.J. (2019). Recruitment and Admission Management, Higher Education Institutions. In: Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_531-1
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