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Bozick, Robert; Alexander, Karl; Entwisle, Doris; Dauber, Susan; Kerr, Kerri – Social Forces, 2010
This study revisits the Wisconsin model of status attainment from a life course developmental perspective. Fixed-effects regression analyses lend strong support to the Wisconsin framework's core proposition that academic performance and significant others' influence shape educational expectations. However, investigating the process of expectation…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Causal Models, Educational Attainment, Disadvantaged
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Bozick, Robert; DeLuca, Stefanie – Social Forces, 2005
In this paper, we examine the antecedents and consequences of timing in the transition from high school to college. Using the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), we find that 16 percent of high school graduates postpone enrollment by seven months or more after completing high school. Delayers tend to have some common…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, High Schools, Standardized Tests, College Attendance