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Download full textChoy, Susan P.; Ottinger, Cecilia – 1998
This report uses data from the 1995-96 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to examine the factors that first time students consider when choosing an institution for postsecondary education. Specifically, it describes the importance of reputation, location, price, and influence, and assesses how this varies with student characteristics.…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, College Freshmen, Colleges
Alt, Martha Naomi; Choy, Susan P. – 2000
Prompted by widely held concerns about middle schools' academic rigor and the effectiveness of activities designed to help early adolescents develop in non-academic realms, many middle school educators have renewed efforts to develop curricula and instructional strategies that challenge students academically and expand their intellectual…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
