Over 600 part-time evening undergraduate students were surveyed to investigate the relationship between precollege training and persistence. Having a high school diploma, having not repeated a year in high school, undertaking certain types of training, and delaying university entry by a year were conducive to persistence. (Author/GDC)

Using a social reproduction theory framework, analyzes the process by which high school seniors aspiring to high-level positions are sorted out after graduation. Analyzes early educational attainments and changes in occupational expectations. Shows a process of cumulative disadvantage in which White males are more likely to achieve their goals.…

Based on data on 8,203 high school graduates from the national High School and Beyond study, it was found that socioeconomically disadvantaged graduates have pursued nontraditional postsecondary enrollment options (part-time, delayed, and nondegree programs), even when data were controlled for differing academic characteristics. Theoretical,…

Changes in the self-concept and career orientation of 10,759 members of a nationally representative sample of high school graduates was studied over 7 years. Objectives were to determine: (1) the degree to which changes in adolescents' self-concept and career attitudes were related to their level of involvement in postsecondary education; and (2)…

As an update and continuation of a report covering the period 1979-1985, this report contains data collected from November 1986 through January 1987 on the destinations of June 1986 graduates of the Rochester (New York) City Schools. A single postcard mailing was followed by intensive efforts to reach the 400 randomly-sampled high school graduates…

Results of studying the trend of declining enrollment for black, full-time undergraduates in New Jersey are presented. Factors accounting for the enrollment decline of this group include entry into the labor force of a larger number of black high school graduates and an increase in the number of black students going to colleges outside of New…

The purpose of the study was to analyze selected characteristics of 3,385 high school graduates submitting American College Tests (ACT) profile reports to a black college. Additional data was obtained via questionnaire from 1,059 graduates that were non-attendants. These samples were subdivided into the following groups: attendants at black and…

This study tried to determine the internal and external migration patterns as established by high school graduates of 1960, in rural Nebraska, and the association of educational, psychological, geographic, and economic factors with their migration and educational plans. Data for the study of the 4700 graduates were provided by almost 300…

This report presents a detailed profile of the students in the Ohio high school graduating class of 2002 who attended college in Ohio in fall 2002. Data on these students' backgrounds, preparation for college, and college experiences are presented at the statewide level, by type of high school district attended, and college or university attended.…

Discusses a study using data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 to explore patterns of postsecondary education. Describes the sample, the methodology, and the findings in terms of students' educational aspirations, college attendance, academic aptitude, family background, sex, race, and academic achievement. (AYC)

A follow-up study was undertaken of 284 adults who were diagnosed as learning disabled during second grade in 1968. At the time of follow up, the sample was 26 to 27 years old; 91 of these individuals were located by telephone and 4 were contacted by mail. The follow-up study used a questionnaire to determine participants' current status in five…

Data are presented in tabular form concerning the distribution of 1987-88 high school graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic schools. The data reflect the status of graduates as reported by school principals in the fall of 1988. Table 1 presents trends in the college-going rate of high school graduates from 1974 through 1988. Table 2…

Factors that have affected the decline in black college enrollments in the 1980s are explored. Demographics of the teenage cohort during 1973-1983 are reviewed, and attributes of blacks and whites are compared to determine any significant changes among or between the black and white teenage populations that would account for the decline in black…

The second annual report on college-going rates for recent graduates in public and private California high schools who were 19 or less when they enrolled as first-time freshmen in Fall 1974 through 1978 is presented. Changes in rates for men and women enrolled in each segment of California higher education from each country and statewide are…

This study was concerned with the extent to which the occupational aspirations of a group of black and white parents were related to the primary educational-vocational activity of their children six months after graduation from secondary school. Occupational aspiration is defined here as the social status level of an occupational title which is…