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Hossler, Don; Maple, Sue – 1991
This exploratory study sought to compare the characteristics, attitudes and postsecondary knowledge of two groups of Indiana ninth grade students, those who plan to continue their education after high school and those who indicate that they are undecided about their post secondary plans. The study used data from a longitudinal study of college…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Family Characteristics, Goal Orientation, Grade 9
Hossler, Don; And Others – 1991
This study examined a longitudinal data set (9th through 12th grade students from Indiana) to pose questions about the importance students place on certain college and university attributes as part of their college choice process. Using factor analysis, analysis of variance, and discriminant analysis on data about a representative sample of 110…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Choice, Decision Making, Family Characteristics