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Spring 2002

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 17, Number 2

Categories: Spring 2002 | Education

Performance on the Major Field Test in Business : The Explanatory Power of SAT Scores and Gender

David F. Bean, Iona College

Richard A. Bernardi, Roger Williams University

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PerformanceontheMajorFieldTestinBusiness:TheExplanatoryPowerofSATScoresandGenderDavidF.BeanIonaCollegeRichardA.BernardiRogerWilliamsUniversityThecostsofhighereducationareincreasingatdisturbingrates(Doost,1998),anduniversitiesandcollegesexpectthistrendtocontinuefortheforeseeablefuture.Onedifficultyisthatcollegesanduniversitiesselltheirmajorproduct(i.e.,education)atapricesubstantiallybelowthecostofproduction(Flower,1998).Studentandparentalresistance,aswellassocietalpressure,compelcollegesanduniversitiestoseekadditionalrevenuesourcestooffsetspiralingcosts.Consequently,fundingfromexternalsources(e.g.,government,alumni,corporations,etc.)isarealityoflifeintoday=seducationalenvironment(Milano,2000).Schmidt(1999)suggeststhatthedaysofviewinghighereducationasaninnategooddeservingofpublicmoneys,withorwithoutmeasurableoutcomes,areover.Forinstance,thestateof

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Title	Performance on the Major Field Test in Business : The Explanatory Power of SAT Scores and Gender
Authors/Creators:	David F. Bean, Iona College Richard A. Bernardi, Roger Williams University
Year:	2002
Volume:	17
Number:	2
Pages:	172 - 178
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	Costs, Economics of education, Educational institutions, Business, Student performance

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Bean, David F.; Bernardi, Richard A. / 2002. "Performance on the Major Field Test in Business : The Explanatory Power of SAT Scores and Gender." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 17(2): 172-178.