Understanding The College Choice Process
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Understanding The College Choice Process Of Students Enrolled In An Early College High School
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Author : Rebecca J. Mosely
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Understanding The College Choice Process Of Students Enrolled In An Early College High School written by Rebecca J. Mosely and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with College choice categories.
The purpose of this case study was to understand the college choice process of students enrolled in an early college high school program. The program studied enrolled first-generation students beginning in 9th grade in courses that counted towards both high school and college credits. The goal of the program was to have students graduate from high school with an associate degree. I conducted individual interviews with 9 seniors enrolled in the program to better understand how they chose what they wanted to do after high school, as well as to understand in what ways participation in the program and attending college courses influenced their decisions. Additionally, I explored the ways that students saw their identity influencing their choices for ongoing education. After I completed and transcribed the interviews, I engaged with the data by reading it repeatedly to explore patterns and themes within student responses. I coded those themes and then also utilized documents that I analyzed to support or challenge what I had heard. I then took those codes and made connections to the research questions I asked to describe the findings of this study. The findings of this study indicate the important role that personal relationships play in the college choice process, with participants sharing how relationships with faculty, staff, and peers influenced their success in the program as well as their belief in their ability to succeed in continued educational endeavors. Additionally, students shared the importance of taking college course on a college campus for their understanding of how college works, and for increasing their confidence in their ability to succeed in college. Placing this program on a college campus also enabled students to participate in extracurricular activities and utilize resources on campus. These findings indicate the important ways that communities and higher education institutions can work together to increase access to higher education for students who have traditionally been underrepresented in higher education. In addition, these findings indicate important factors to consider when designing these educational opportunities.
Understanding The College Choice Process
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Author : A. F. and S. M. LaNasa Cabrera
language : en
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Understanding The College Choice Process written by A. F. and S. M. LaNasa Cabrera and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Understanding The College Choice Process Of United States Military Affiliated Transfer Students
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Author : Emily Ives
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Understanding The College Choice Process Of United States Military Affiliated Transfer Students written by Emily Ives and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
This study examined the college choice process of transfer student veterans who are currently enrolled in a public research university. The research presented in this dissertation utilized both quantitative and qualitative strategies to identify key factors in students' college choice process. This study focuses on the following two research questions: What are the demographic, military, and educational characteristics of veterans who have transferred to a public research university, and what factors do student veterans, who have transferred to a research university, identify as influential in either supporting or hindering their efforts to apply to and ultimately decide to enroll in a public research university. The study was conducted in two phases, the first being an email survey followed up by a second phase which included in-person interviews with a subset of the surveyed population. The data were analyzed using Hossler and Gallagher's three-stage model to understand and explain the college process of the military-affiliated transfer student group. The findings of the research indicate that the demographic, background, and military experiences of sample participants were similar to those of national studies of the student veteran population. In addition, the findings of the research indicate that military-affiliated transfer students attending public research universities value academic factors over non-academic factors in their college search process, which differs from previous studies focusing on transfer student veteran populations.
College Choice
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Author : Michael B. Paulsen
language : en
Publisher: School of Education and Human Development University
Release Date : 1990
College Choice written by Michael B. Paulsen and has been published by School of Education and Human Development University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Education categories.
This report discusses enrollment planning by colleges and universities as it concerns the understanding of why students choose to attend one particular college over another. First, the past responses of colleges to enrollment-threatening changes are presented. Next, an explanation is given of why knowledge of student college choice behavior is important for enrollment planning, student marketing, and recruitment. Then, the conceptual foundations for the study of college choice behavior (psychology, sociology, economics) are discussed, followed by an explanation of why it is important to understand what determines enrollment fluctuations, such as an increasing job market or economic recession. Micro-level studies of college choice behavior, which are used to estimate the effects of institutional and student characteristics on the probability that a particular individual will choose a particular college, are examined. Finally, information related to the following questions is presented and discussed: (1) "what factors are important to students of nontraditional age in making college decisions?" (2) "what are the phases of the college choice process?" (3) "what factors are important in creating a desire to attend college?" (4) "why is the college search and application phase so important?" and (5) "how can an institution more effectively manage enrollment in the selection and attendance phase?" Contains an index and 227 references. (GLR).
The College Choice Process
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Author : Ronald Hebert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The College Choice Process written by Ronald Hebert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Electronic dissertations categories.
This dissertation explores the role of parents in freshman, first generation scholarship recipients' access to higher education. Three overarching goals guide the research: To gain knowledge and a better understanding of the college choice process of freshman, first generation scholarship recipients; to better understand the role of parents in the college choice process of these students; to utilize that knowledge to inform the practice of college and university admissions offices in improving access to higher education for other first generation college students. This dissertation does this by addressing three research questions: What perceptions do first year, first generation scholarship recipients at The University of Alabama have about the role their parents played in their decision-making process to pursue post-secondary attendance; What perceptions do first year, first generation scholarship recipients at The University of Alabama have about the role their parents played in their decision-making on what institutions to consider attending; What perceptions do first year, first generation scholarship recipients at The University of Alabama have about the role their parents played in their ultimate decision to matriculate at a post-secondary institution. Grounded in the work of Hossler and Gallagher (1987), the study evaluates the college choice process utilizing the three distinct phases of the Hossler and Gallagher (1987) Three-Phase Model of College Choice.
How Students Choose A College
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Author : Kimberli R. Burdett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
How Students Choose A College written by Kimberli R. Burdett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with College attendance categories.
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of how current internet-based resources are affecting the college choice process. An explanatory mixed methods design was used, and the study involved collecting qualitative data after a quantitative phase to explain the quantitative data in greater depth. An additional study was completed two years later, which allowed for additional comparison between the two studies. Data were collected via surveys of students at the University of California, Irvine to identify the types of internet-based resources being used by students to investigate colleges and the impact of each on college choice. Frequency, t-test, and ANOVA tests revealed students used college search websites less in 2011 than in 2009 and use social media website more in 2011 than in 2009. The second, qualitative phase of the study was conducted with students selected because of their answers in the quantitative phase. In this explanatory follow-up, the qualitative data was sought to explain the quantitative data by providing additional detail about the student experience of choosing a college. The qualitative research showed students find strongest influence in their college choice through traditional resources and external factors rather than internet resources. The results of both the quantitative and qualitative phase were integrated and interpreted to complete the findings. Implications and future research possibilities are presented.
Applying Choosing And Enrolling In Higher Education
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Author : Miguel Angel Ceja
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Applying Choosing And Enrolling In Higher Education written by Miguel Angel Ceja and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with College choice categories.
The College Choice Process Of Deaf Students At A Residential School For The Deaf
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Author : Nicholas Zerlentes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
The College Choice Process Of Deaf Students At A Residential School For The Deaf written by Nicholas Zerlentes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
With an increasing number of students pursuing a postsecondary education, colleges are looking at how to attract and keep students in school as states have increased accountability on colleges ensuring students are successfully obtaining degrees. One of the keys in this process is understanding how college choice may affect students' ability to successfully graduate with degrees. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how Deaf students come to a decision on which college they attend. Many studies have examined the college choice phenomenon for first-generation students, Students of Color, students of low socioeconomic status, and undocumented students. These studies have investigated how parent education background, cost of attendance and financial aid, reputation, location, and majors offered affect the decision-making process. With only 17% of Deaf individuals obtaining a bachelor's degree compared to 32% for their hearing peers (Garberoglio, Cawthon, & Sales, 2017), there exists a clear need to see how this college choice process may affect their long-term success in college. Through individual interviews with high school students and staff, Deaf students' college choice process was examined through the combined framework of Critical Race Theory, intersectionality, and Community Cultural Wealth. Findings revealed that participants generally aspired to pursue higher education at the encouragement of their families, but were limited when creating their college choice sets. Participants were not knowledgeable of the various types of colleges to choose from and did not know the names of specific colleges that had large Deaf student populations. Campus visits had a significant impact on participants' final college choice, but completing applications became difficult for some due to challenges with writing. Participants and their parents also had little understanding of the finances involved with a college education. The significance of the findings can perhaps lead to different educational settings of Deaf students, particularly schools for the Deaf, to reevaluate how they support students as they navigate the college choice process to ensure they persist in college and graduate.
Understanding College Choice For Black Students
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Author : Jeanette M. James
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Understanding College Choice For Black Students written by Jeanette M. James and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
This exploratory study investigated the relationship between Black students’ personal background characteristics, high school type, academic achievement, access to information about colleges/universities, and observed differences in applying to selective colleges/universities and attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This study used a quantitative, non-experimental design utilizing secondary data from the National Center for Education Statistics Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002). Eight research questions were formulated to understand better how Black/African American students navigate the college choice process and make critical decisions about postsecondary education. Data were analyzed in SPSS v. 25 in Complex Samples using General Linear Model (GLM) and logistic regression. Findings show that expecting to complete a 4-year college degree, expecting to complete an advanced degree, attending a private school, and having access to a high amount of information about postsecondary education were predictive of students’ applying to selective colleges/universities, while a strong academic score lowered the odds of applying to selective colleges/universities. The findings did not support that socioeconomic status was predictive of applying to a selective college/university for this sample. Findings further showed that expecting to complete a 4-year college degree, expecting to complete an advanced degree, and having access to a high amount of information about postsecondary education were predictive of students’ attending HBCUs, while attending a private school lowered the odds of attending HBCUs. The findings did not support that socioeconomic status, or strong academic scores were predictive of attending HBCUs. These findings suggest that fostering high expectations in students is fundamental to their postsecondary transition to 4-year colleges/universities. In addition, ensuring that students have consistent access to information about colleges/universities – particularly from trusted adults such as teachers, parents, coaches, and college counselors, is paramount to their college choice process. Finally, educational leaders, practitioners, and others should ensure students have consistent access to a range of information regarding various postsecondary education institution types and options to ensure maximum choice and opportunity for Black students.
Student Quality College Quality College Choice
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Author : Jonathan Borowsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Student Quality College Quality College Choice written by Jonathan Borowsky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with College choice categories.