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Download full textCarpenter, Peter G.; Hayden, Martin – 1990
The paper explores the question of why young people go on from school to higher education in Australia, viewing the decision as a function of individual attributes and situational characteristics. A theory to explain young people's decisions is developed, proposing that young people choose to go because they find higher education to be both…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
