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Download full textByndloss, D. Crystal; Reid, Chera – MDRC, 2013
Most high school reform efforts understandably focus on boosting the success of low-income students who are underachieving academically, but in every school district where students struggle, there are academically capable low-income and minority students who do graduate prepared for college. Yet each year, many of these students choose to attend…
Descriptors: High School Students, Low Income Groups, Academic Achievement, Underachievement
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Direct linkRinn, Anne N. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of this study is to examine the academic achievement, academic self-concepts, and aspirations of gifted college students who are enrolled in an honors program and of gifted college students who are not enrolled in an honors program. Participants include 294 gifted college students, 248 of whom were enrolled in an honors program and 46…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, College Students, Academically Gifted, Grade Point Average
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2005
The take-home message about guidance and advisement from the 2005 High Schools That Work Staff Development Conference is that students should begin early to think about career and educational aspirations and to determine the level of effort and the educational preparation needed to meet those goals. Students should have an adult mentor at school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Aspiration, Academic Achievement, Career Education
Powers, Stephen; Rossman, Mark H. – 1983
Attributions for school success and failure were examined among 112 Native American and 99 Anglo students at a large, urban multi-campus community college system in the Southwest, by using the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale. All subjects were in remedial reading classes; 48% were male and 52% were female. Mean age was 24.1,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Failure, American Indian Education
Bramer, Jennifer S. – 1996
This guide for students with Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD) and their counselors and teachers offers practical advice for success in college. The 11 chapters cover the following topics: (1) the possibility of success; (2) definitions and characteristics of ADD; (3) diagnosis and treatment of ADD; (4) interviews with college students about their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Attention Deficit Disorders
Miller, Beth R. – 1988
Information on successful postsecondary education for students with learning disabilities is provided. Suggestions on preparation and pre-planning for postsecondary education focus on the parents' role during pre-school, elementary school, junior high school, and high school. The school or career center counselor needs to be aware of the special…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Advocacy, College Attendance
