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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"College aspirations"”.
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College Aspirations, Preparation, and Enrollment of First-Generation College Students: The Role of College Counseling Support
<p>It is well documented that college degree attainment can impact lifetime earnings and social mobility. However, research shows that first-generation college students (FGCs) are less likely than their peers to enroll in college after high school. The influence of a college counselor at the high …
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Relationships Among Socio-Economic Status, Self-Esteem, and College Aspirations of High School Seniors in One Small City
… between socio-economic status and self-esteem, college aspirations, and parental influences on healthy living among adolescents. The strength of one’s identification with SES is considered as an intervening variable for the relationships between SES and self-esteem and between SES and college …
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Relationships Among Socio-Economic Status, Self-Esteem, and College Aspirations of High School Seniors in One Small City
… between socio-economic status and self-esteem, college aspirations, and parental influences on healthy living among adolescents. The strength of one’s identification with SES is considered as an intervening variable for the relationships between SES and self-esteem and between SES and college …
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An analysis of the influence of information on the educational aspirations of black high school seniors
… 1982 to influence black high school student aspirations for college. This study was designed to examine influences on college aspirations attributable to the SCHEV activities. A survey originally designed by SCHEV and the Department of Education was modified to collect data from 1151 black …
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Facilitating the College Transition of Undocumented and Citizen Students of Mixed-Status Families: A Mixed Methods Study of the Role of Public High School Counselors as Social Capital Agents
… numerous obstacles when transitioning to college due to their citizenship status or that of an immediate family member. Due to the current anti-immigrant political environment, these college-going obstacles have been exacerbated. Public high school counselors play a vital role in …
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Integration of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Modern Day Military Veterans in American Higher Education
… themes emerged through the study including college aspirations, college transition, networking opportunities, campus involvement, campus support services, race and ethnicity issues, personal discipline, and nontraditional student status. These themes represent the experiences among modern …
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Examining the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Exams, Scholastic Aptitude Test, and High School Grade Point Average as Predictors of College Readiness
<p>The lack of college readiness in the United States is a critical issue that jeopardizes our economy. The demographic inequality of the crisis, particularly for low-income as well as Black and Latinx students, emerges from systemic problems of race and class in American education and society …
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Exploring The High School Experiences Of Black Males With Their Considerations To Enroll In College
… males with their considerations to enroll in college. The research was guided by social network theory as a lens to understand Black males’ considerations to enroll in college upon high school completion. Ten Black male college students participated in semi-structured interviews, and an …
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A Case Study Analysis of One Suburban High School's College Preparation Program
… certain core curriculum are better prepared for college than those students who do not; however, data indicate that taking core courses is not enough: Teachers must assign greater rigor in all courses they teach, especially courses needed for college (Schmeiser, 2007). As early as 1983 the …
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The Economics of Adolescents' Time Allocation: Evidence from the Young Agent Project in Brazil
… implications for their education attainment, college aspirations, job opportunities and future earnings. This study focuses on adolescents and young adults in urban areas of Brazil that, due to household income constraints, family or peer pressures enter the labor market at an early age, stop …
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An Empowerment Evaluation of Colorado Mountain College’s Mountain Scholars Program via Latino Alumni Aspirational Goals and Outcomes
… qualitative inquiry evaluated Colorado Mountain College’s (CMC) in-house Mountain Scholars Program (MSP) via semi-structured interviews with five of its Latino alumni. This study’s assets-based social justice/transformative philosophical framework included David Fetterman’s methodological …