ERIC Number: EJ767375
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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Career and College Planning Needs of Ninth Graders--as Reported by Ninth Graders
Gibbons, Melinda M.; Borders, L. DiAnne; Wiles, Mark E.; Stephan, Julie B.; Davis, Patrick E.
Professional School Counseling, v10 n2 p168-178 Dec 2006
Few researchers have asked students directly about what they know and need to know regarding college and career planning. Given the critical choices made early in high school, ninth graders (n = 222) were surveyed regarding their educational and career plans and the resources they were using in their decision-making. Overall results as well as differences by ethnicity, gender, and parent education group are reported. Results indicated a discrepancy between plans and accurate information about college costs and availability. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Paying for College, Grade 9, College Planning, Parent Education, Career Planning, College Bound Students, College Preparation, High School Students, Occupational Aspiration, Decision Making, Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Parent Influence, Educational Attainment, Educational Finance, Academic Aspiration, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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