The overrepresentation of working-class African American, Latino/Latina, and Native American students in special education has been well documented and the implications that are raised for identification and intake of students with disabilities have been the focus of special education reform for many years. Even as schools have worked to change…

A study of 1,130 transfer students (757 female, 373 male; 479 Latino/Hispanic, 267 Asian or Asian American, 125 European American, 73 African American, 58 Middle Eastern, and 66 "other") at a 4-year public university indicates that psychosocial variables are important in relation to the success of students who are diverse by many factors. Cluster…

The Breaking Through (BT) initiative promotes an expanded and enhanced role for community colleges in providing access to college for low-skilled adults. BT is uniquely important in its systematic integration of adult education, developmental/remedial education, professional-technical education (PTE), and career planning and preparation in…

The author discusses coeducation at Dartmouth with emphasis on the college's historical relations with women and the satisfaction of current women students with Dartmouth. (RWP)

This brief article follows the course of research on the development of admission requirements from the seventeenth century to the 1960's, indicating that changes occurred slowly and in response to greater awareness of the part higher education played in society. (CJ)

High School and Beyond data were used to analyze how local violence affects high school graduation and college attendance. Moderate violence reduced the likelihood of graduation by 5.1 percentage points and college attendance by 6.9 points. More substantial violence raised the dropout rate by 27% and reduced college attendance by 15.9 points.…

Discusses why for-profit colleges, with their career-oriented programs, appeal to many Hispanic, Asian, and black students. (EV)

Examined the influence of financial aid on the decision to enroll at the University of Washington by freshmen offered admission. Found that, controlling for sociodemographic and academic variables, self-help aid (federal student loans and federal work-study) had a negative influence on decision to enroll. Further, found differences in the…

The first Survey of Public Opinion on Higher Education shows that the United States' faith in the value of college remains strong, despite misgivings about some longstanding practices. (EV)

Examined students' reasons for enrolling in higher education. Found that they mentioned the opportunity to develop as individuals, to develop knowledge and useful skills, and to get a good job. Students were mostly positive about their preparation for higher education, but mentioned a lack of secondary school career guidance. (EV)

This article reviews a project at Fordham University to promote fresh thinking about the problem of increasing access and diversity on college campuses. Based on this project, staff members made changes to the admission process, which generated broader and, sometimes, new ways of recruiting and reviewing students. (GCP)

National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data on 2,754 college attenders and 4,323 nonattenders were analyzed using probit models measuring four college quality categories as well as graduation decisions. Students of all ability levels had higher chances of graduating if the quality level of their college matched their skill level. (SK)

Comparison of National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data from 1979 and 1997 found that both groups had similar rates of employment as adolescents. Students who worked 20 or fewer hours per week during school were more likely to attend college; youths who worked a greater percentage of weeks during the school year worked more consistently as…

Doubling the Number of college graduates in Kentucky by 2020 will be challenging, but it is a worthy and achievable goal, and will make a real difference in the lives and livelihoods of Kentuckians. This report, a biennial publication of the Council on Postsecondary Education, shows how every county in the state can contribute toward this goal and…

We study a set of programs implemented in Philadelphia high schools that focus on boosting high school graduation, and especially college attendance, using data from the Philadelphia Educational Longitudinal Study (PELS). We examine the effects of these programs on a set of schooling-related outcomes during and after high school. The PELS data-set…