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Martinez, Magdalena; Brekken, Katheryn; Bernick, E. Lee – Professional School Counseling, 2019
This study explored students' perceptions about school counselor influence on college aspirations in the fifth largest school district in the nation. Using 2015 survey data from 12th graders, the findings indicated that students who selected their school counselor as the most helpful person for college advice were more likely to intend to go to…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High School Seniors, Academic Aspiration, College Attendance
Cruce, Ty M. – ACT, Inc., 2015
This report provides a non-technical overview of the guiding research questions and research design for the ACT-led core research program conducted on behalf of the GEAR UP College and Career Readiness Evaluation Consortium (CCREC). The core research program is a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of 14 GEAR UP state grants on the academic…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Research Design, Longitudinal Studies, College Readiness
Green, Mary Anne, Ed.; Seher, Patricia, Ed. – 1986
Nevada high school seniors were surveyed in 1986 to provide high school and college planners with information about students' demographic characteristics, high school experience, and postsecondary plans. Factors influencing students' choice of postsecondary institutions and students' impressions of the University of Nevada System institutions were…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Bound Students, College Choice