An analysis of data from a national longitudinal study of high school and college students revealed a consistent relationship between positive self-image in high school and both higher college-going rates and higher grades in postsecondary education. Implications for teachers, student personnel services, administrators, and policymakers are…

A nationwide survey of 1980 high school seniors conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) showed a significant lack of knowledge among prospective college students regarding financial aid programs. The question of whether college attendance is dependent on knowledge of financial aid programs is discussed. (MLW)

Evidence from a Rochester, New York study of high school and college students suggests that, for major student segments, higher education can be a negative product. Students may attend college to get away from family, procrastinate from job-seeking, locate a spouse, or meet higher job and salary requirements. Marketing implications are discussed.…

By utilizing currently available data from various sources, this report presents an initial overview and analysis of the collegiate educational opportunities available to high school students in Connecticut. It presents relevant issues for discussion and suggests future research in enhancing state public policies and vision for a more coherent and…

This information capsule presents an overview of the enrollments in the 28 Florida community colleges in comparison to the college-age population in the related counties. The purpose of the report is to determine: (1) the degree of market penetration or percent draw of the "college-age" population; (2) assess the effects of Vocational…

This study, which uses data from the Florida Department of Education Readiness for College reports, tracks Dade County Public High School (DCPS) graduates' entries into Florida colleges during the year following their graduation. During the 1996-1997 year, 43% (5,773 graduates) did not enter public secondary education in Florida. Of the 7,805…

This report uses national data from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97) to evaluate the effectiveness of the types of school-to-career (STC) programs that were encouraged and supported in California by the grants received by the state from the federal School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (STWOA). In particular, the…

A multi-attribute attitude model was used to determine whether a multicriteria scale can be used to predict student preferences for and attendance at universities. Data were gathered from freshmen attending five state universities in Ohio. The results indicate a high level of predictability. (Author/MLW)

This study of undergraduates' importance ratings of reasons for attending college compared male and female and past responses to the same response study done in 1967 (Constantinople). Large differences were found between the past and current study. Current females did not emphasize career goals less, nor social goals more, than males. (JCD)

Interviewed women and partners (N=40) separately about changes in parent-child interactions and other family relationships after the mother had returned to college. Parents generally reported that, overall, their children were now receiving more and better parental contact and that there had been qualitative improvement in father-child…

Data from Berea College, which has a full-tuition subsidy and large room/board subsidies, were used to examine low college graduation rate of low-income students. The high attrition rate despite subsidies suggests that the cause is unrelated to costs and may be due to poor precollege educational opportunities or noncost-related difficulties in…

Uses statewide school district refinancing in Kansas during the early 1990s to estimate the relationship between per-pupil expenditure and the probability that a student will pursue a postsecondary education. Finds that a 20 percent increase in spending raises probability of going on to postsecondary schooling approximately 5 percent. (PKP)

Six routes to higher education in Scotland are analyzed in terms of student educational and family background, courses taken by students in the fifth and sixth years of secondary schooling, and the influence of secondary school courses on students' eventual destination. (KS)

Interviews with 498 undergraduate students who withdrew from a large western Canadian university and 153 students who continued their studies examined demographic, academic, financial, personal, and learning characteristics. Compares characteristics of students required to withdraw, those who withdrew formally, those who did not return, and…

Multiple regression analysis of data from West Virginia school districts revealed that 41 percent of interdistrict differences in higher education enrollment rates was explained by percentage of disadvantaged students, percentage of students in college preparatory curriculum (strongly related to income and rurality), and student/teacher ratio.…