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Disbro, William – 1995
This small book is designed to be an easy-to-read, practical introduction for college freshmen to the college setting. Written by a college art instructor and designed to answer many of the questions that official college publications may not answer clearly, it presents information in short, direct, one or two paragraph items. The items are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Freshmen, Colleges
Sharp, Sally; And Others – 1996
This study examined how tracking, among a number of other background and school experience variables, affects students' predisposition to pursue a college education. It hypothesized that background characteristics and experiences affect secondary school track placement, that tracking significantly impacts students' postsecondary plans, and that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, College Bound Students