Teenagers' Expectations of Applying to University: How Do They Change?

Autor/inn/en	Anders, Jake; Micklewright, John
Titel	Teenagers' Expectations of Applying to University: How Do They Change?
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 5 (2015) 4, S.281-305 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Expectation; College Applicants; Foreign Countries; Longitudinal Studies; Family Characteristics; Background; Academic Achievement; Correlation; Academic Persistence; School Role; College Attendance; Interviews; Socioeconomic Status; Parent Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Statistical Analysis; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Expectancy; Erwartung; College applications; Studienbewerber; Ausland; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Hintergrundinformation; Schulleistung; Korrelation; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Elternverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	We show how young people's expectations about application to university change during the teenage years, drawing on the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE). We reveal the pattern of change by family background, prior attainment at the end of primary school (measured by Key Stage 2 tests) and, critically, the combination of the two. We document the relationship between expectations about university application and the decision on whether to stay on in full-time education at 16. We point to the importance of schools in sustaining or changing expectations. We relate the expectations reported by the teenagers in LSYPE to their actual university application decisions by age 20 or 21. Expectations are high but not universally high. Family background gaps in expectations widen during the teenage years. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01