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Taylor, Zachary W. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2019
In 2009, President Obama called for a simplification of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), resulting in the average family completing the FAFSA in 20 minutes. Yet, during the 2013-2014 college application season, nearly 900,000 Pell Grant-eligible high school graduates did not complete the FAFSA, leaving $2.9 billion in Pell…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Bound Students, Financial Aid Applicants, Student Financial Aid
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Khoshaim, Heba Bakr – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
There has been a huge improvement in the education system in Saudi Arabia quantitatively and qualitatively. Nevertheless, many researchers indicated that high school graduates are not ready for higher education. Especially when considering mathematical compensations, high-demanded skills for tertiary academic programs, Saudi students have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Graduates, College Readiness, Barriers
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2017
This report examines three focal points for understanding incoming first-year students' motivation to complete college: (1) academic motivational barriers and opportunities; (2) social motivational barriers and opportunities; and (3) financial motivational barriers and opportunities. [For "2016 National Freshman Motivation to Complete College…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Motivation, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition
Samide, Jeff L., Ed.; Eliason, Grafton T., Ed.; Patrick, John – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
The purpose of Career Development in Higher Education is to provide a broad and in-depth look at the field of career development as it applies to individuals involved in higher education activities, in a variety of educational and vocational training settings. The book will examine some of the field's major themes, approaches and assumptions using…
Descriptors: Career Development, Higher Education, Labor Force Development, Career Choice