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Direct linkBishop, John H. – Education Next, 2004
Nations other than the U.S. elicit better performance from their students through the use of high-stakes graduation exams. Along these same lines, Michigan now links college scholarships to high school test results. Michigan has rejected the use of minimum-competency exams, largely because it wanted the state's high-school test to reflect more…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Test Results, College Attendance, Scholarships
Download full textCook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1995
The first in a series, this study uses newly available data to describe the measurable changes in coursetaking, academic achievement, educational aspirations, and college enrollment rates of American high school students in the decade since the 1983 publication of "A Nation At Risk." The study's principal findings are: (1) high school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Attendance, Course Selection (Students), Dropout Rate
Beckman, M. Dale – 1977
Previous studies by the Manitoba Post-Secondary Research Reference Committee have indicated a substantial group of high school students who, although they had indicated a 40% or greater chance of going on to post-secondary education the next fall, did not enroll. This group, although academically qualified, had experienced circumstances which…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Bound Students, Decision Making, Educational Planning
Thomas, Gail E. – 1975
The major research question addressed in this dissertation is: To what extent do past attainment models which have been primarily applied to white male samples predict the educational achievement of blacks and women? Data for this inquiry are based on a subsample of black and white males and females who participated in a National Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, College Attendance, Comparative Analysis
Pitre, Paul E. – College Student Journal, 2006
This study examined African American and White ninth grade students' aspirations for college attendance, utilizing the predisposition stage of Hossler and Gallegher's (1987) model of college choice as a conceptual framework. This study also introduced a measure of student perceptions of how well high school was preparing them for college. Findings…
Descriptors: Grade 9, College Attendance, White Students, African American Students
Johanson, Roger P.; Vopava, Judy R. – 1983
Active and creative recruitment is necessary to compensate for the fact that minority group students may be disinclined to seek higher education. One such recruitment activity involves providing on-campus precollege experiences during which students can become familiar with college life, begin career exploration, and develop positive attitudes…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, College Attendance, Economically Disadvantaged
Cohen, Jere – American Sociological Review, 1983
A control factor for studies of high school peer influence on college aspiration was used. Previous estimates of high school peer influence on college aspirations have used peer similarity as an indicator of peer influence but have neglected to control for peers' initial similarity in aspirations at the beginning of their friendships. Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, Educational Attainment, Followup Studies
Kelly, William L. – 1974
An analysis and evaluation were made of a special part-time high school program at Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, California), designed to allow attendance in college credit classes by 11th and 12th grade students. Two questionnaires were used in the study, one being sent to 50 former students and one mailed to 20 high school counselors The…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Counselor Attitudes
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Occupational Education Research. – 1970
This study attempts to identify characteristics of college attenders as contrasted with nonattenders through the use of four carefully selected measurement instruments: (1) the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS); (2) the College Image Scale (CIS); (3) the Senior Survey Questionnaire; and (4) the Regents Scholarship Examination. These…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Bound Students, College Planning, Counseling
Gallin, Alice, Ed. – Current Issues in Catholic Higher Education, 1985
Influences and issues concerning Catholic higher education are considered in seven papers, five of which were presented at the 1985 annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. In "Partnership in a New Key," David J. O'Brien considers the new sectarianism in American Catholic higher education and an alternative to this…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Church Role
JUNG, CHRISTIAN W.; WRIGHT, W.W. – 1960
STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIALS WERE INTERVIEWED IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE THE REASONS WHY CERTAIN YOUTHS WHO RANKED IN THE UPPER 10 PERCENT OF THE 1965 GRADUATING CLASSES OF INDIANA HIGH SCHOOLS DID NOT CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. FOUR QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, OFFICIALS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS. AREAS COVERED WERE…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Attendance, College Planning, Counseling
Ray, Barbara H. – 1977
The development and evaluation of a counseling model, the College Orientation Workshop for college-bound students, was investigated. A questionnaire was administered to juniors at Pensacola Catholic High School. Student responses to the questionnaire determined the number of students to participate in the workshop as well as the information…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, College Attendance, College Bound Students
Dunkelberger, J. E.; And Others – 1974
In 1965, a youth aspiration study was initiated in six southern states. Data were first collected in 1966 from 10th grade students in selected high schools. In 1968, 12th grade students attending the same schools completed questionnaires. Then, in 1972, a stratified random sample was taken of 1,226 young adults who were previously examined. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Age Groups, Attitude Change
Hoffman, Nancy – Jobs for the Future, 2005
Dual enrollment--the arrangements by which high school students take college courses during the junior and senior year--is a promising "next best thing" for states wishing to increase the number of underrepresented students gaining a postsecondary credential. Dual enrollment also has the potential to save money for families and taxpayers…
Descriptors: Time to Degree, Dual Enrollment, High School Students, College Attendance
