ERIC Number: EJ1432868
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
EISSN: EISSN-1935-102X
Out-of-Class High School Experiences and Students' College Aspirations
Educational Researcher, v53 n5 p326-328 2024
This study considers whether participation in several out-of-class high school experiences increased the odds that a student would aspire to earn a bachelor's degree, whether these relationships were moderated by the student's race/ethnicity or socioeconomic status, and whether these experiences, considered together, had a cumulative influence on educational aspirations. Results suggest that participation in several experiences, including science-related school programs, extracurricular activities, taking a college class, searching the Internet or reading college guides, and talking to a school counselor about going to college, increased the odds that a student will aspire to earn a bachelor's degree. Findings also suggest a positive, linear relationship as a student increases their participation in these experiences, where participation in four or more of the high school experiences examined significantly increases students' college aspirations.
Descriptors: High School Students, Educational Experience, Academic Aspiration, Correlation, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Science Education, Informal Education, Student Characteristics, Student Participation, College Attendance, Extracurricular Activities, Information Sources, Online Searching, Longitudinal Studies, College Readiness, College Preparation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES)
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