Great Expectations: How New Yorkers View Higher Education. National Center Report. [Report No.: R-00-2f

Autor/in	Immerwahr, John
Institution	Public Agenda Foundation, New York, NY.; National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, CA.
Titel	Great Expectations: How New Yorkers View Higher Education. National Center Report. [Report No.: R-00-2f
Quelle	(2000), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adults; Attitudes; Educational Attainment; Higher Education; Paying for College; Public Opinion; Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Studienfinanzierung; Öffentliche Meinung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	As part of a broader national effort, 500 New Yorkers statewide responded to a survey of attitudes toward higher education in 2000. In many ways, the attitudes of New Yorkers are similar to those of respondents to a national survey. The four conclusions emerging from this research are supported by national findings: (1) New Yorkers believe that higher education is vitally important for success in the contemporary world, with 88% believing that a college degree now as important as a high school diploma used to be; (2) higher education means more than just a piece of paper, as interpersonal skills learned in college are valued highly; (3) New Yorkers believe that the main responsibility for success in higher education rests with the students, but they also expect institutions to help those who help themselves; and (4) paying for college is difficult but feasible, with 56% of New Yorkers disagreeing that families are doing a good job saving for college. In common with respondents from the rest of the United States, New York residents support a range of financial aid proposals to increase access to higher education. (SLD)
Anmerkungen	National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 152 North Third Street, Suite 705, San Jose, CA 95112. Tel: 408-271-2697; Fax: 408-271-2697; e-mail: center@highereducation.org. For full text: http://www.highereducation.org.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01