Understanding The College Choice Process Of Students Enrolled In An Early College High School
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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.
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).
Going To College
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Author : Don Hossler
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2020-06-02
Going To College written by Don Hossler and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-02 with Education categories.
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.
Roadblocks To A 4 Year University
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Roadblocks To A 4 Year University written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Electronic books categories.
Research on college access and enrollment indicates that a college education is one of the most effective avenues to increase social mobility. Each year, low-income students of color face a number of barriers to college access and success at every stage of their educational trajectory (Gándara, 2000; Gándara, 2002; Gándara & Contreras, 2009; McClafferty & McDonough, 2000; McDonough, 1997; Obama, 2014). Students from low-income backgrounds are not only less likely to complete high school, but also much less likely to enroll in postsecondary education among those who graduate from high school (Chapman, Laird, & Kewal Remani, 2011). Much of this gap persists because low-income students often lack the guidance and support they need to navigate college preparation--from test taking, to the application process, to applying for financial aid (De La Rosa, 2006; McDonough, 1997). Perhaps even more disheartening is the number of qualified high-school students who end up choosing a college that is not a good fit for them or do not go to college at all. A popular explanation for this potential cause of class-based postsecondary stratification is the college application and enrollment behaviors of low-income students. A growing body of research suggests that a significant pool of first-generation, low-income students undermatch in their college choice process that is when students fail to enroll at a 4-year university despite being academically qualified to do so. As a result, many college-qualified low-income students disproportionately attend less selective institutions, fail to enroll in college altogether or are mostly concentrated in community colleges. Therefore, improving the rate at which low-income students choose universities that "match" their academic qualifications requires an understanding of the factors that contribute to this undermatching in the first place. As such, this study is the first attempt to study the pervasiveness of undermatching among first-generation, low-income Latina/o students and suggest why such phenomenon deserves greater attention from scholars and policymakers alike. This study was guided by the following overarching question: What are the factors that contribute to the college undermatching of first-generation, low-income high school Latina/o students? In order to answer this central question, the following purposeful research questions were also addressed in the study: What role does the high school environment (organizational habitus) play in the college undermatching of Latina/o students? What role does school-based institutional agents (teachers, counselors, mentors, etc.) play in the college undermatching of Latina/o students? To examine the factors that contributed to the college undermatch of first-generation, low-income Latina/o students, this study used a qualitative research design generated from one-on-one, in-depth semi-structured interviews. Thus, the student voices shaped this body of work. Overall, findings in this study suggest that unlike some traditional college students, Latina/os face an array of economic, social, cultural, family, and institutional barriers that affect their likelihood of enrolling in a 4-year university that matches their academic qualifications. All students in this study with the exception of two ended up enrolling in a local community college. Specifically, it was found that the following six major factors contributed to a student's college undermatch: (a) financial constraints, (b) family constraints (c) institutional barriers, (d) lack of self-efficacy, (e) sense of college readiness, and (f) lack of college knowledge. In addition, a major finding was that the high school environment did not play a significant role in the college undermatching of students. In fact, the decision on where to go to college was mostly done on their own without the influence of their high school. Results revealed that although students agreed that the message was to go to college and they perceived their high school as having an intermediate to strong college-going culture, it did not correlate with students enrolling in a 4-year university. Similarly, it was found that school-based institutional agents did not play a significant role in the students' college undermatching. However, it was found that students relied heavily on the hands-on support they received from college prep programs like the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to navigate the college and financial aid application process. Without this support, student perhaps would have not been able to follow through with the college enrollments steps needed to enroll in a community college. Grounded in the belief that the future of Latina/o students and their families is deeply connected to the future of our country, this study is both timely and relevant. This study offers new insights regarding the complexities faced by Latina/o students as they navigate the U.S. educational pipeline. This study also contributes to the growing body of research focused on the latest college choice literature and highlights the complexities of the college choice process. Finally, this study provides policy, programmatic, and research recommendations to strengthen the educational pipeline of first-generation, low-income Latina/o students.
Fifty Years Of College Choice
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Author : Jillian L. Kinzie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Fifty Years Of College Choice written by Jillian L. Kinzie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with College choice categories.
The College Choice Process
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Author : Helen Lee Cameron
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The College Choice Process written by Helen Lee Cameron and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with categories.
Choosing Colleges
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Author : Patricia M. McDonough
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1997-11-13
Choosing Colleges written by Patricia M. McDonough and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-11-13 with Education categories.
Based on interviews with students, parents, and counselors as well as case studies of the college guidance environments of a working-class public school, an upper-middle-class public school, a private preparatory school, and a Catholic school, McDonough examines the everyday experiences of high school seniors as they choose their colleges. The author shows that college choice is a more complex social and organizational reality than has been previously understood and shows how families and schools mutually influence individual student outcomes and our higher education opportunity structure. After half a century of increasing federal, state, and private investments in higher education, phenomenal growth in the number of colleges, and enrollments of almost fifteen million students, Choosing Colleges asks why it is that there are vast differentials in college access. McDonough addresses access and equity issues by documenting how student college-choice decision making is influenced by colleges, high schools, parents, friends, and the media.
African Americans And College Choice
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Author : Kassie Freeman
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01
African Americans And College Choice written by Kassie Freeman and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Social Science categories.
Acknowledging the disparity between the number of African American high school students who aspire toward higher education and the number who actually attend, this book uncovers factors that influence African American students' decisions regarding college. Kassie Freeman brings new insights to the current body of research on African Americans and higher education by examining the impact that family, school, community, and home have in the decision-making process. She explores specific factors that contribute to a student's predisposition toward higher education, including gender, economics, and high school curriculum, and seeks to bridge the gap in understanding why aspiration does not immediately translate into participation. Educators and policy makers interested in increasing African American students' participation in higher education will benefit from the exploration of this paradox.
The Community College Choice Process
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
The Community College Choice Process written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with College choice categories.
"In a time where there is a regional decline in population, particularly in the high school aged population, understanding how students make their college decision is becoming increasingly important for admission offices and enrollment management professionals, particularly those in the Notheast. The purpose of this study is to learn about the college choice decision of a very specific population that is declining in Massachusetts community college: full-time, first-time, traditional age college students who are from New Hampshire"--Page ii.
Understanding How Students Manage The Transition From An Early College High School To A Four Year Institution Of Higher Education
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Author : Roberta Mae Rincon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Understanding How Students Manage The Transition From An Early College High School To A Four Year Institution Of Higher Education written by Roberta Mae Rincon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
In an effort to improve the college completion rates of low-income and minority students, the early college high school model was introduced in 2002. Early college high schools offer students the opportunity to earn an associate’s degree upon high school graduation by providing access to college-bearing courses. This model has resulted in high school graduates entering four-year institutions of higher education as juniors and seniors rather than traditional freshmen. This research presents findings from a case study of students attending a four-year university in Texas. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with university students that had transitioned from an early college high school. This study focuses on understanding the internal and institutional factors that help students manage the transition from an early college high school into a university environment. Findings show that external support systems play a significant role before, during, and after the transition. These findings indicate a need for clear communication between early college high schools, community colleges, universities, and students. Based upon the findings, I present implications for policy and practice and suggestions for future research.