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Peer reviewedBraun, Thomas G. – Research in Higher Education, 1983
Geographic demographic characteristics of 120 Kentucky counties were utilized to group counties with similar characteristics. ACT test results, demographic data, and enrollment data for high school graduates enrolled in Kentucky state-supported colleges were analyzed to determine whether geographic origin influenced college attendance. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Attendance, College Choice, Data Analysis
Dahl, Randall W. – 1982
Post-high school enrollment plans and specific choices of May 1980 Kentucky high school graduates were studied based on longitudinal data. The relationships between these choices and academic and personal background characteristics and future plans were analyzed. The analyses include both education-bound and noneducation-bound graduates, and…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Bound Students
Dahl, Randall W. – 1981
Personal and academic background characteristics of 1980 Kentucky high school graduates and the influence of these factors on the graduates' educational plans in general, and the relationship between the students' college of choice and the actual institution in which they enrolled were studied. The analysis was based on data drawn from an initial…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Bound Students
