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Yun Yu; Rui He – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unpredicted disruption to international students' mobility, which has created challenges for the principal host and sending countries (i.e. the UK and China). This study focuses on the UK's prospective Chinese master's students who have, reluctantly, deferred their education abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Asians, Student Mobility
Elizabeth Anne Martin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Despite college rankings' popular yet controversial nature, there is little known about the relationship between college rankings and students. Prior literature suggests that students who make use of rankings are more privileged, yet there lacks a comprehensive analysis surrounding the types of students who place importance on rankings in more…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Applicants, College Freshmen, Decision Making
Hornor, Tara – Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 2022
This study examined factors influencing veterans' postsecondary institutional choices. Individual interviews were conducted with 30 veterans separating from military service and twelve military education officials and counselors. Results indicated most veterans transitioning from the military who aspire to enroll in postsecondary education intend…
Descriptors: Veterans, Postsecondary Education, Community Colleges, Student Costs
Ben M. Fisher – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study explored the "lived experiences" of cisgender gay males and their college choice process. During individual interviews, study participants shared their experiences about their college decision-making processes, the variables important to their process, and if their sexual identity played a role in that decision-making process.…
Descriptors: Males, LGBTQ People, College Choice, Student Attitudes
Justin Hiniker – ProQuest LLC, 2022
College-choice research typically analyzed students based on a single perspective of their identity rather than from an intersecting perspective. However, such research fails to account for the experience of people with intersecting identities determining their college options. This study explores (a) the factors that contributed to the…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, College Choice, First Generation College Students, Self Concept
Espinoza, Oscar; González, Luis; Sandoval, Luis; Corradi, Bruno; Larrondo, Yahira; Maldonado, Karina; McGinn, Noel – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2023
Enrollments in higher education have expanded greatly, but without elimination of all forms of inequality. Research in industrialized countries has shown that the path students follow in their transition from secondary school continues to be associated with their social class. This study provides quantitative evidence of that relationship in a…
Descriptors: College Choice, Majors (Students), Social Class, Foreign Countries
Ahirwal, Mitul Kumar; Kumar, Prabhat – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2023
Nowadays, with increasing competitiveness in every field, securing a good job may be difficult. In this connection, students aiming to get into the best educational institution (EI) would give them their best chance of quality education and good job opportunities. Institutional evaluation and selection are complex tasks that must simultaneously…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Choice, Selection Criteria, Decision Making
Kayyali, Mustafa – Online Submission, 2023
University rankings have become an increasingly important aspect of academia in recent years. These rankings, which evaluate universities based on a variety of factors such as research output, graduation rates, and reputation, provide valuable information for students, educators, and policymakers alike.
Descriptors: Reputation, Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation, Educational Quality
Stephanie Carroll – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Although a college degree is an increasingly important gateway to economic advancement in the United States, high school students with disabilities enroll in postsecondary education at lower rates than nondisabled students. The disparities in college access for these students indicate that there may be differences in how they are navigating the…
Descriptors: College Choice, High School Students, Students with Disabilities, Access to Education
Morgan Melton – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Previous studies have focused heavily on the astronomical student loan debt number in the United States of America and the overall expense of higher education; however, few studies have focused on the financial literacy of higher education students and what financial knowledge the individuals possess who were key members of the community who were…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Financial Literacy, College Choice, Decision Making
Cain, Elise J. – New York Journal of Student Affairs, 2021
This article explores the college-choice processes of two college students who graduated high school from rural areas in New York State. Hossler and Gallagher's (1987) three-stage model of the college-choice process was used as the theoretical framework for this study. To gain in-depth knowledge about students' predisposition, search, and choice…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, College Students, College Choice, Dual Enrollment
Sehoole, Chika Trevor, Ed.; Lee, Jenny J., Ed. – Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education, 2021
This book examines student mobility within Africa. International student mobility is among the central activities of higher education internationalization. As the number of international students increase, so do the destinations, in both number and geographic diversity. Historically, international student mobility has followed South-North and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Mobility, College Students, Foreign Students
Lori M. Kemmet – ProQuest LLC, 2024
It is commonly accepted that primary and secondary education help maintain social and economic stability, but there is also consensus that postsecondary education contributes to social and economic mobility. While there have been improved enrollment numbers among minoritized and low socioeconomic populations over time, there is still…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Access to Education

Julie A. Edmunds; Christine Mulhern; Brian Phillips; Rachel Rosen; John Sludden; James Kemple; Bryan C. Hutchins; Emma Alterman; Cassie Wuest – Grantee Submission, 2024
This paper presents a synthesis of three collaboratively conducted studies exploring the relationship between career-focused advising and the postsecondary transition with an emphasis on students enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE). The studies included a survey administered to high school seniors in New York City schools, an impact…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Advising, Vocational Education, Postsecondary Education
Institute for College Access & Success, 2024
A functioning and equitable college transfer pipeline can help students to lower college costs, minimize student debt, and get credit toward a four-year degree. These benefits are crucial for students and families who pursue postsecondary education for upward economic mobility. However, in the face of a complex maze of policies and practices that…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Paying for College, Transfer Policy, Academic Achievement