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Peer reviewedStage, Frances K.; Hossler, Don – Research in Higher Education, 1989
A model of college student choice for male and female ninth graders using LISREL is examined. Variables examined included parents' expectation regarding higher education for their children, parents' savings for college, students' discussion of college with their parents, and students' aspiration for postsecondary education. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Background, College Attendance, College Choice, Decision Making
Download full textStage, Frances K.; Hossler, Don – 1988
The effects of family background characteristics (family income, parents' marital status, parents' education, and number of children already enrolled in postsecondary education) upon parents' postsecondary educational plans for their children, parents' saving for their children, and the amount of planning parents do with their children are…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Bound Students, College Choice
