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Sowl, Stephanie; Crain, Andrew M. – Rural Educator, 2021
Aligning with the NREA's "college and career readiness" research priority, this article presents a systematic literature review of 134 publications regarding the state of rural college access and choice research between the years 2000 and 2020. We use Perna's (2006) college choice model to guide our comprehensive summary of current…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Access to Education, College Attendance, College Choice
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Vietze, Jana; van Herpen, Sanne G. A.; Dias-Broens, Aike; Severiens, Sabine E.; Meeuwisse, Marieke – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2022
Self-selection refers to the decision of qualified students to not pursue their highest possible educational degree, including higher education. In this systematic meta-review, we used the conceptual framework of college choice to identify resources or mechanisms for students' self-selection from higher education in international reviews and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Higher Education, Disproportionate Representation, Mentors
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Litten, Larry H.; Hall, Alfred E. – Journal of Higher Education, 1989
Little attention has been given to how people in the market view quality in colleges. Research that focused on indicators of quality that are credible to high-ability high-school seniors and their parents and on varying perspectives of quality is described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Choice, Decision Making, Educational Quality
Yan, Bo; Slagle, Mike – Online Submission, 2006
This study reports a comprehensive review of the research on career strands and college connection for the past 30 years. Specifically, major findings about college choice and college readiness are presented and summarized. Last, what educators can do based upon this body of research is suggested.
Descriptors: College Choice, Literature Reviews, College Preparation, Models
California State Dept. of Education. Sacramento. Office of Special Programs. – 1990
Contributions of participants in a three-day invitational symposium for representatives of the 21 California high schools which were most successful in sending Black and Hispanic students to the University of California and the California State University are compiled in this document. The publication addresses two major goals of the California…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Education, Academic Persistence, Accountability