Examines certain assumptions underlying need-based student aid legislation and evaluates the role of student aid in promoting access to postsecondary education; analyzes data from a survey of approximately 1,000 high school seniors that investigated the reasons students did or did not plan to attend college. (Author/JG)

Describes a study of the effects of the presence of a postsecondary institution within a county on high school students' chances of: going to college; going to a college within the county; and going to any college of the same type as the local college. Provides a research review. (CAM)

This report summarizes the following results from Austin Independent School District's student graduating class of 2006: student demographic information, results from their High School Exit Survey responses, their postsecondary enrollment data, and students' academic performance data.

Data concerning the distribution of 1981-1982 high school graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic schools are presented. Statistical tables cover the following: trends in the college-going rate of high school graduates from 1968 through 1982; a 10-year trend of the college-going rate, within and outside New York State; the distribution…

Ranking 49th in total employment growth between 1978 and 1986, Iowa actually lost 0.48% of its workforce each year. Income fell 2.2% annually between 1978-86 (10% per annum in the farm industry) and unemployment rates doubled since the mid-1970s. This 1988 study describes the school-to-work transition of a sample of high school graduates, class of…

The benefits of postsecondary education and the federal and state roles in providing financial support are discussed. Benefits at the individual level are that educated people earn more, are more productive, and return a portion of their increased income to the government through taxes. Research conducted at colleges often leads to significant…

This two-page summary offers an overview of a "New Agenda Series" publication relating to need-based grant aid. The federal and state governments share the responsibility for providing access to postsecondary education. They do this through direct appropriations, student financial aid programs and other support for research and educational…

The present study attempted to determine the effect of geographic accessibility of a college upon the proportion of high school graduates continuing their education beyond high school. (Author)

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)

A four-year follow-up study comparing 73 gifted achievers and underachievers found all achievers attended college, were more sure of career directions, completed more years of college, and were more involved in campus activities, but did not report more satisfaction with life development since high school than underachievers. (Contains…

This report examines access to higher education in underserved regions of Michigan. This study focuses on specific concerns about postsecondary education access in three geographically diverse areas of the state: suburban Macomb County; the city of Saginaw; and six rural counties in the northeastern Lower Peninsula. The report provides a summary…

A discussion concerning college attendance is summarized. Participants were four students and three representatives of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The two high school seniors were asked questions that focused primarily on their assessment of their high school preparation and how they envisioned their adjustment to college…

The relationships between labor force behavior, marital status and college attendance decisions of women between the ages of 25 and 65 were investigated through a model, empirically tested using ordinary least squares, from the 1975 survey of adult education conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the National Institute of Education. From the…

The National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE) was charged with evaluating the status of vocational education and the impact of Perkins III. After more than 3 years of study NAVE finds that: (1) Vocational education has important short- and medium-run earning benefits for most students at both the secondary and postsecondary levels, and…

Describes an ethnographic study of 126 developmental mathematics students at a 4-year college to determine characteristics related to success in the course and subsequent retention. Reports that student attendance and engagement strongly influenced success. Lists recommendations for improving student engagement. A list of observed student…