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Fidler, Paul P. – 1980
A profile of freshmen at the University of South Carolina (USC) was drawn from a survey during the 1979 summer and fall orientation programs. Twelve areas of interest were taken from the results: age, racial background, average grade in high school, highest degree planned, reasons for selecting the college, parental income, probable college major,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Age, College Choice, College Freshmen
Hall, Toni; Reed, Jim – 1979
A total of 2,782 nonreturning occupational and transfer students responded to a series of surveys conducted by 13 Texas community colleges during fall 1977 as part of the Tex-SIS (Student Information System) Follow-up System. Information on college majors, educational goals, reasons for not re-enrolling, satisfaction with college experience,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Educational Background
Tschechtelin, James D. – 1979
Information about the goals and goal achievement of Black and White community college students was obtained from a follow-up survey mailed in Spring, 1978, to all persons enrolled as first-time students in Maryland community colleges in Fall, 1974. Additional information on the Maryland community college system was included in the data analysis.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Age, Black Achievement
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Bender, David S. – 1979
A 120-item questionnaire was administered to 750 Irish adolescents, aged 12-17. It measured sex differences in the following variables: academic achievement; educational and occupational aspiration; self-assessment of achievement; assertiveness; and stereotypes toward adult roles and three achievement-related traits (striving, competence, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adolescent Development, Age Differences
Guggenheim, Fred – 1967
The relationship between self-esteem, academic expectations, and ethnic group membership was studied in a New York City elementary school which had an approximately equal enrollment of Negro, white, and Spanish-background pupils. Subjects were 162 sixth-grade students who were tested with two projective tests and one specifically designed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Achievement Tests, Black Students
Hall, Lincoln H. – 1968
Freshmen of lower and middle socioeconomic status identified by the W. Lloyd Warner Index of Status Characteristics were studied to determine: (1) differences in the motives, values, attitudes, goals, aspirations, self-concepts, and interests of these two groups; (2) if any of these factors distinguish between nonachievers (GPA below 2.0) of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Freshmen
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Weiser, Irv – 1977
A survey was administered to a representative sample of 8,500 students attending the nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District during fall 1977. The purposes of the survey were to determine the nature of students' educational goals, levels of college preparedness, extra-curricular interests, transportation patterns, student work…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Choice, College Preparation
Selgas, James W. – 1977
In order to ascertain the educational needs of Central Pennsylvania residents, samples of three populations were surveyed: high school students, the adult population, and employers. A stratified random sample of approximately 530 public high school students in each of grades 10, 11, and 12, the entire enrollment of two Area Vocational Technical…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adult Education, Adults, Community Colleges
Schultz, Raymond E.; And Others – 1977
This needs assessment study obtained data from several groups of Pinal County residents to aid the Board and administrators of the Arizona College of Technology (ACT) in meeting the educational needs of county residents. Survey instruments were designed and distributed among high school students, current and former ACT students, local residents…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Curriculum, College Planning, College Role
Bowlby, Jeffrey W.; McMullen, Kathryn – 2002
This report presents findings from the 2000 Youth in Transition Survey 18-20-year-old cohort, which documents Canadian youth education and labor market experiences. By age 20, most youth had graduated from high school, and 70 percent were participating in postsecondary education. Dropout rates were higher for males than females. High school…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Planning, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Swail, Watson Scott; Kampits, Eva – Online Submission, 2004
The Higher Education -- Students Speak II survey was developed by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC) and the Educational Policy Institute to identify the types and breadth of work-based learning activities that four-year college students experienced during high school, and to determine the correlation of these activities on…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Learning Activities, Grade Point Average, Credits
Gorard, Stephen; Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth; Furlong, John – 1997
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph; Furlong, John – 1997
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Adult Learning
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph – 1998
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Department of Defense Education Activity, 2005
At the end of every school year, each high school in the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) and the Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS) is asked to complete a record indicating senior students' plans after graduation. This summary report provides a look at the aggregate numbers collected from these high…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, High Schools, Scholarships, Postsecondary Education
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