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Deciding to Forgo College: Non-College Attendees' Reflections on Family, School, and Self
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Lindholm, Jennifer A. – Teachers College Record, 2006
This article, based on work funded by the American Association of University Women, examines how personal and environmental factors shape non-college attendees' decisions to forgo college directly after high school. Group interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 48 racially diverse recent high school graduates (27 men and 21 women) who…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Interviews, Public Schools, Decision Making