"Going to College" tells the powerful story of how high school
students make choices about postsecondary education. Drawing on
their unprecedented nine-year study of high school students, the
authors explore how students and their parents negotiate these
important decisions. Family background, finances, education,
information--all influence students' plans after high school and
the career paths they pursue, as do the more subtle messages
delivered by parents and counselors which shape adolescents'
self-expectations. For high school guidance counselors, college
admissions counselors, parents and teachers, and public policy
makers, this book is a valuable resource that explains the
decision-making process and helps adults to help students make
appropriate choices.
The authors identify predisposition, search, and choice as the
three stages in the student decision-making process. Predisposition
refers to the plans students develop for education or work after
they graduate from high school. The search stage involves students
discovering and evaluating a variety of colleges and universities.
In the choice stage, students choose a school to attend from among
a list of institutions that are being seriously considered.
Understanding exactly how students move through the predisposition,
search, and choice stages of the college decision-making process
can help students and parents prepare themselves for this process
and consider a wider array of options. For education professionals,
understanding this process can lead to new initiatives to guide
students and families effectively--by providing better incentives
for college savings, for example, or devising more effective early
information programs about postsecondary education.
"Going to College"is the first book to seriously study over an
extended period the decisions that have a pervasive and lasting
impact on individual careers, livelihoods, and lifestyles. The
authors conclude with important recommendations for improving
academic support, exploring various financial options, providing
early encouragement--in other words, for recognizing the factors
that influence students' decisions, and knowing when to pay
attention to them.
General
Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 1999 |
First published: |
1999 |
Authors: |
Don Hossler
(Acting Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services)
• Jack Schmit
(Associate Director, Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center)
• Nick Vesper
(Director of Policy Analysis and Research)
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8018-6001-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Higher & further education >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8018-6001-6 |
Barcode: |
9780801860010 |
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