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Lapan, Richard T.; Whitcomb, Sara A.; Aleman, Nancy M. – Professional School Counseling, 2012
Results connect the implementation of the college and career counseling components of a comprehensive school counseling program and lower student-to-school-counselor ratios to a reduction in suspension rates and disciplinary incidents for Connecticut high school students. Principal ratings of college and career counseling services provided in…
Descriptors: Suspension, Counseling Services, Career Counseling, School Counselors
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Mullen, Ann L. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2009
As higher education expands and becomes more differentiated, patterns of class stratification remain deeply entrenched, in part due to class-based differences in college choice. A qualitative study of 50 Yale students shows the effects of social class, high schools and peers on students' pathways to college. For students from wealthy and highly…
Descriptors: Social Class, College Choice, Access to Education, Social Stratification
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Matthay, Eileen R. – School Counselor, 1989
Examined perceptions of 181 college freshmen in Connecticut regarding decision making for college selection. Results indicated that the four most helpful resources for college selection were college visits, college catalogs, parents, and the school counselor. Provides recommendations for improving guidance of secondary students and adults for…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Connecticut State Board of Higher Education, Hartford. – 1982
Information on the migration patterns of Connecticut freshmen in fall 1979 and comparative data for fall 1981 are examined. Findings include the following: Connecticut ranked fourth among the states as a net exporter of freshmen; in 1979, 8,474 more freshmen left Connecticut to attend out-of-state institutions than migrated into Connecticut for…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Geographic Distribution
Rickes, Persis C.; Presley, Jennifer B. – 1983
Information on the migration patterns of Connecticut undergraduate and graduate students, undergraduate transfer students, first-professional students, and unclassified students in fall 1981 are examined. In addition, comparative data for fall 1979 are provided. Findings include the following: in fall 1981, 28.5 percent of Connecticut residents…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Geographic Distribution
Connecticut State Board of Higher Education, Hartford. – 1982
Information on the migration patterns of Connecticut undergraduate students, graduate students, first-professional students, and unclassified students in fall 1979 are examined. In addition, comparative data are provided on the migration of students into Connecticut in fall 1979 and fall 1981. Findings include the following: in fall 1979, 30.1…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Geographic Distribution