College Knowledge of 9th and 11th Grade Students: Variation by School and State Context

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Autor/inn/en	Bell, Angela D.; Rowan-Kenyon, Heather T.; Perna, Laura W.
Titel	College Knowledge of 9th and 11th Grade Students: Variation by School and State Context
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education, 80 (2009) 6, S.663-685 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1546
Schlagwörter	College Preparation; Educational Attainment; Grade 11; Educational Opportunities; Student Financial Aid; Grade 9; High School Students; College Bound Students; Knowledge Level; Costs; Socioeconomic Status; Public Policy; Employment Qualifications; Occupational Aspiration; Geographic Location; Access to Information; Focus Groups; Parent Role; Teacher Role; School Counselors; Counselor Role; California; Florida; Georgia; Maryland; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Wissensbasis; Cost; Kosten; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Öffentliche Ordnung; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Parental role; Elternrolle; Lehrerrolle; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Kalifornien
Abstract	While college enrollment rates have increased over the last 40 years, gaps still exist across groups. College enrollment rates are lower for high school graduates whose parents have not attended college, those with low-incomes, as well as Black and Latino/a students than for other high school graduates. One source of differences across groups in college-related outcomes is knowledge about college and financial aid. Research shows that the more information and guidance a student has, the more likely the student is to enroll in college. But, research also shows that a lack of knowledge about college, specifically financial aid, is prevalent in society today. This paper builds on prior research by exploring not only the sources of students' knowledge of college prices and financial aid, but also the nature and sources of other college-related knowledge and how this knowledge varies by school and state context. Specifically, this research extends prior work by assessing differences in student knowledge of financial aid, costs, college preparation and education needed, as well as the sources of this knowledge. It also examines how students' college-related knowledge varies based on particular aspects of the context, including the average socioeconomic status (SES) of students served by schools and the state policy environment. Drawing on a multi-level model of college enrollment and data from descriptive case studies of 15 high schools, this study explores the following guiding questions: (1) What do 9th and 11th grade students know about "college," including college prices, financial aid, academic requirements, and the type and amount of postsecondary education needed to fulfill their specific career aspirations?; (2) How do 9th and 11th grade students acquire college-related information?; and (3) How do college-related knowledge and sources of information vary across high schools and states? The findings from this study point to the lack of consistent mechanisms in most schools to channel information to students about the breadth of available educational opportunities available and the availability of financial aid and how to access it. The lack of sufficient structures to provide this information to students throughout their high school careers, while problematic for all students, is particularly likely to result in lower educational attainment for low-income students and those whose parents have not attended college. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10