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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"college information"”.
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Students with Disabilities Who Contact the School Counselor for College Information
… who contact the school counselor for college information. Self-determination was the theoretical framework guiding this study. Self-determination refers to a student's ability to (a) act autonomously, (b) identify goals, (c) engage in problem solving activities, (d) appraise strengths …
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College Knowledge: The Educational Views and Experiences of Mexican Immigrant Mothers in the Midwest
"My dissertation project, ""College Knowledge: The Experiences of Mexican Mothers and Educational Success in the Midwest"", is grounded in the idea that Mexican parents (regardless of citizenship status) take part in a critical role in U.S. schooling today. While Mexican parents hold high …
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Characteristics of Local Dual Credit Programs That Promote Sustained Enrollment and High School Achievement
… with the local community and technical college. Information regarding the programs was collected via interviews from individuals at the secondary and postsecondary level who had substantial knowledge of the programs. Overriding themes that emerged as a result of this study were the need …
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How black students select four-year colleges: an examination of the decision-making process
… question of how black students select four year colleges in Virginia was addressed by analyzing factors which influence their decisions: socio-economic status, proximity of college to home, and criteria for college selection. Attention was directed to the role of information networks in the …
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Educational Talent Search: Assessing Student Outcomes for First-Generation, Low-Income Students in Rural Georgia
… Educational Talent Search (ETS) program is a pre-college information dissemination program that works with potential first-generation, low-income sixth through twelfth graders. The goal of the ETS program is to increase the number of first-generation, lowincome students graduating from high school …
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Social Support, Prior Interracial Experiences, and Network Orientation: Factors related to Later Adjustment Among Black Freshmen at a Predominantly White University
… first year at a four-year university completed information about the racial composition of their high school, family income, living arrangements, and stressor prior to entering school. At two times during the first semester they completed measures of social support, network orientation and …
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An investigation into student non-completion of courses
… has become an issue since the incorporation of colleges in 1993. Prior to this time there was much complacency and an acceptance that it was inevitable and the responsibility of the student. National concern regarding levels of expenditure on education and the need for colleges to be financially …
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School Counselors in Large Public High Schools: Roles and Responsibilities and Their Effects on Latinos/as A-G College Course Completion Rates
… an effect on Latino/a students and their A-G college course requirement completion rates. Latinos/as students are the lowest academic achieving students in the nation among their peers and the lowest in enrolling in four-year colleges and universities (Ochoa, 2013). This research paper …
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A Computer-assisted Career Guidance Evaluation
… assisted career guidance (CACG) systems, GA College 411 and Career Cruising; (b) comparing adoption rates between the two CACG systems; (c) comparing two intervention interval times, massed vs. spaced; and (d) comparing variables of gender and ethnicity. The theoretical lens for this …