Understanding the college choice of disadvantaged students
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Understanding the college choice of disadvantaged students
(New directions for institutional research, no. 107)
Jossey-Bass, c2000
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The college choice of disadvantaged students
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In order to face the challenges of attracting minority and disadvantaged students and improving college participation among them, it is important to understand the college-choice decision of these students. This issue examines the often neglected topic of college-choice decision of minority and disadvantaged students and suggests avenues to help promote access and improve participation. Authors of this issue examine the influence of family and high school variables as well as racial and ethnic differences on college-choice. Understanding these variables, differences as well as obstacles of students, including first-generation students, are integral factors for understanding college-choice and uncovering key elements to help strengthen enrollment management. This issue also provides an informative discussion of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1998, an invaluable resource, especially for researchers focussing on national trends. By providing insightful information on college-choice among minority and disadvantaged students, this issue will assist in gathering and utilizing information on prospective students in order to develop a cohesive and successful enrollment management system. This is the 107th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Institutional Research.
Table of Contents
1. Understanding the College-Choice Process Alberto F. Cabrera, Steven M. La Nasa
2. Three Critical Tasks America's Disadvantaged Face on Their Path to College Alberto F. Cabrera, Steven M. La Nasa
3. Overcoming the Tasks on the Path to College for America's Disadvantaged Alberto F. Cabrera, Steven M. La Nasa
4. Transition to College: What Helps At-Risk Students and Students Whose Parents Did Not Attend College Susan P. Choy, Laura J. Horn, Anne-Marie Nu?ez, Xianglei Chen
5. Racial and Ethnic Group Differences in College Enrollment Decisions Laura W. Perna
6. Preparing America's Disadvantaged for College: Programs That Increase College Oppurtunity Watson Scott Swail
7. Using National Educational Longitudinal Study Data to Examine the Transition to College Lutz Berkner
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